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

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...

Countries reporting
33
Highest
100.0%
Switzerland
Lowest
61.3%
United States of America
Median
99.0%
Years covered
19
1996–2014
Data points
646

What the numbers show

Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from least developed countries (% total merchandise imports excluding arms) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Switzerland; the lowest is 61.3% in United States of America.

The median across all reporting countries is 99.0%, and the mean is 98.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 194.8%), and the largest decrease in United States of America (down 14.7%).

Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from least developed: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Switzerland 100.0% 2014 up 0.6% rising
1 Norway 100.0% 2014 up 0.4% flat
3 Australia 100.0% 2014 down 0.0% flat
4 Canada 99.8% 2014 up 1.1% rising
5 Japan 99.3% 2014 up 194.8% rising
6 Italy 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Austria 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Lithuania 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Luxembourg 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Latvia 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Malta 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Netherlands 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Poland 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Portugal 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Romania 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Slovakia 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Slovenia 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Sweden 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Ireland 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Hungary 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Greece 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 France 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Finland 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Estonia 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Spain 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Denmark 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Germany 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Czechia 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Cyprus 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Bulgaria 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
6 Belgium 99.0% 2014 up 3.2% flat
33 United States of America 61.3% 2014 down 14.7% rising

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from least developed 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

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.