Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from developing countries (% total merchandise imports excluding arms) by country

Countries reporting

Highest

97.1%

Switzerland

Lowest

68.6%

Australia

Median

83.7%

Years covered

1996–2014

Data points

646

What the numbers show

Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from developing countries (% total merchandise imports excluding arms) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 97.1% in Switzerland; the lowest is 68.6% in Australia.

The median across all reporting countries is 83.7%, and the mean is 84.0%.

Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from developing countr: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Switzerland	97.1%	2014	up 24.4%	rising
2	Norway	95.2%	2014	up 3.2%	rising
3	Japan	87.2%	2014	up 53.2%	rising
4	Netherlands	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Italy	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Lithuania	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Latvia	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Austria	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Poland	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Portugal	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Romania	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Slovakia	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Slovenia	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Sweden	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Hungary	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Greece	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	United Kingdom	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	France	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Finland	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Estonia	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Spain	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Denmark	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Germany	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Czechia	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Cyprus	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Bulgaria	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
4	Belgium	83.7%	2014	up 5.9%	rising
31	Canada	81.8%	2014	up 9.3%	rising
32	United States	80.7%	2014	up 2.2%	rising
33	Australia	68.6%	2014	up 15.6%	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

European Union 83.7%

About this data

Indicator: Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from developing countries (% total merchandise imports excluding arms)
Unit: % total merchandise imports excluding arms
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Trade Organization, and International Trade Center. Data are available online at: www.mdg-trade.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 646 data points, 1996–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

It is the proportion of duty free imports (excluding arms) into developed countries from developing and least developed countries. For the purpose of calculating this indicator, Japan in Asia, Canada and the United States in North America, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania and Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU (25 countries included since 2004) in Europe are considered “developed” regions or areas, following the common accepted practice used for MDG indicators. Developing countries are those not listed as developed or transition countries. The list of least developed countries (LDCs) has been agreed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy, Economic and Social Council.