Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Sierra Leone stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 153rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 4.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 150 Uganda 4.5% compare
- 151 India 4.5% compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 4.3% compare
- 154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.2% compare
- 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.2% compare
- 156 Guatemala 4.1% compare
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Sierra Leone?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Sierra Leone was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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