Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6.4% for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 6.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 5.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 6.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 15.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -33.4% | 11.9% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Zimbabwe was 6.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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