Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain
Spain: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain peaked at 7.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
That places Spain 114th out of 236 countries 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.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 65% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 71% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -36.4% | 6.8% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More development goals data for Spain
- Red List Index 0.7958 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1984 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,824 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 201 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 221 (2025)
- Infant deaths 878 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Spain was 3.5% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Spain ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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