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Heavily indebted countries Compared by Economy > Trade > Tariffs > Share of tariff lines with international peaks > Primary products

DEFINITION: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Barbados 53.61% 2007
2 Dominica 51.22% 2007
3 Morocco 50.82% 2008
4 Antigua and Barbuda 50.71% 2008
5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.25% 2007
6 Jamaica 49.95% 2006
7 Belize 48.97% 2008
8 Grenada 48.36% 2008
9 Sudan 45.48% 2008
10 Cape Verde 45.14% 2008
11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43.46% 2008
12 Saint Lucia 42.82% 2007
13 Zimbabwe 42.42% 2003
14 Malawi 40.54% 2008
15 Jordan 38.8% 2007
16 Sri Lanka 38.53% 2006
17 Eritrea 22.89% 2006
18 Japan 18.99% 2008
19 Lebanon 18.27% 2007
20 Seychelles 16.55% 2007
21 Iceland 8.57% 2008
22 Israel 5.3% 2008
=23 Hungary 5.25% 2008
=23 Italy 5.25% 2008
=23 Ireland 5.25% 2008
=23 Portugal 5.25% 2008
=23 France 5.25% 2008
=23 Netherlands 5.25% 2008
=23 Germany 5.25% 2008
=23 Malta 5.25% 2008
=23 Belgium 5.25% 2008
=23 Austria 5.25% 2008
=23 Cyprus 5.25% 2008
=23 Spain 5.25% 2008
=23 Greece 5.25% 2008
=23 United Kingdom 5.25% 2008
37 United States 2.8% 2008
38 Canada 0.49% 2008
39 Singapore 0.0 2008

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Heavily indebted countries Compared by Economy > Trade > Tariffs > Share of tariff lines with international peaks > Primary products

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  • Bhutan ranked first for trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products amongst Cold countries in 2007.
  • 17 of the bottom 83 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Landlocked.
  • 5 of the bottom 167 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are South Asian.
  • 46 of the bottom 167 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Former British Colonies'.
  • 2 of the bottom 6 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Sparsely populated.
  • 4 of the bottom 80 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are South and Central Asian.
  • 5 of the top 123 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Western European.
  • 2 of the top 124 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Southern European.
  • 5 of the top 119 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are Eurozone.
  • 2 of the top 138 countries by trade > tariffs > share of tariff lines with international peaks > primary products are English speaking .
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