Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Western Sahara, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Western Sahara is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Western Sahara peaked at 7.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
That places Western Sahara 127th 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 in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Western Sahara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -36.5% | 5.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 124 Dominican Republic 3.2% compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 3.2% compare
- 126 French Southern Territories 3.1% compare
- 128 Portugal 3.0% compare
- 129 Egypt 3.0% compare
- 130 Philippines 2.9% compare
More development goals data for Western Sahara
- Red List Index 0.8607 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22,512 (2025)
- Change in maximum river flow -89.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -88.4% (2024)
- River flow maximum 33.9 (2024)
- River flow minimum 0.5998 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 0 (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 0 (2022)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 5.3% (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 4.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Western Sahara?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Western Sahara was 3.1% 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Western Sahara rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Western Sahara ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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