Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia
Australia: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 16.6% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia is 16.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia peaked at 23.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2023.
That places Australia 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 Oman 17.7% compare
- 6 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 16.7% compare
- 7 Guadeloupe 16.7% compare
- 9 Botswana 16.5% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 16.3% compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 16.1% compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Australia was 16.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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