Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 1.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1.5% for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20th out of 28 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.5% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 20th out of 28 regions with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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