Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Zambia
Zambia: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Zambia is 7.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Zambia peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 96th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +11.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 7.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -38.5% | 11.2% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 93 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.5% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 7.5% compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.5% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 7.5% compare
- 98 Saint Lucia 7.4% compare
- 99 Vanuatu 7.4% compare
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Zambia?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Zambia was 7.5% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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