Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) by country
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
158.9%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Macao
Median
23.2%
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
3,133
What the numbers show
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 158.9% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.2%, and the mean is 33.0%.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 7.6%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 100.0%).
Bound rate, simple mean, all products: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 158.9% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Nigeria | 121.3% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania | 120.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 107.6% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 5 | Gambia | 103.5% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kuwait | 98.2% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Mozambique | 97.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 96.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Kenya | 94.7% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Ghana | 92.8% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 89.6% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Rwanda | 89.2% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Mauritius | 85.9% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 84.3% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Lesotho | 80.2% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Togo | 80.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Chad | 79.9% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Cameroon | 79.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 79.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Barbados | 78.9% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.5% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Malawi | 75.8% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Uganda | 73.2% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Burundi | 69.4% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 64.5% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Pakistan | 60.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 28 | Dominica | 59.8% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Belize | 59.3% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Angola | 59.1% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Tunisia | 58.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 58.8% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Guyana | 57.2% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 34 | Grenada | 56.6% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 56.0% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | India | 52.0% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Jamaica | 50.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.5% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 47.3% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Niger | 45.2% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 44.3% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 43.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Colombia | 42.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 44 | Guatemala | 41.7% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 41.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | Djibouti | 41.3% | 2014 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 41.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Fiji | 40.1% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 40.1% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia | 40.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Indonesia | 37.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | El Salvador | 36.9% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Venezuela | 36.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 54 | Egypt | 36.6% | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Maldives | 36.6% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 35.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Mexico | 35.0% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Bahrain | 34.7% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 34.5% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 60 | Paraguay | 33.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 32.5% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 62 | Honduras | 32.1% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 63 | Argentina | 31.8% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 31.7% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 31.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Brazil | 31.5% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 67 | Turkey | 30.1% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 30.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Mali | 29.6% | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Benin | 29.5% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 71 | Peru | 29.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | Madagascar | 27.5% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 73 | Congo | 27.4% | 2015 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 74 | Nepal | 26.3% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | Philippines | 25.8% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Thailand | 25.4% | 2021 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 25.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Brunei | 24.3% | 2022 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 79 | Israel | 23.2% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 80 | Panama | 23.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Gabon | 22.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Ecuador | 21.9% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 83 | Cuba | 21.8% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 84 | Samoa | 21.3% | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 85 | Guinea | 20.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 86 | Mauritania | 20.8% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 87 | Cambodia | 19.4% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 88 | Namibia | 19.4% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 88 | South Africa | 19.4% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 90 | Eswatini | 19.2% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 91 | Botswana | 19.0% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 92 | Laos | 19.0% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Suriname | 18.2% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Haiti | 17.8% | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 95 | Tonga | 17.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 96 | Mongolia | 17.6% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | South Korea | 16.6% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Jordan | 16.4% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 15.9% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 100 | Qatar | 15.8% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 14.7% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 102 | Malaysia | 14.5% | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 14.1% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 104 | Iceland | 13.8% | 2021 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 105 | Vietnam | 11.4% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.2% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 10.7% | 2020 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 108 | China | 10.0% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 109 | Seychelles | 9.9% | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 110 | Australia | 9.6% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 111 | New Zealand | 9.4% | 2021 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 112 | Armenia | 8.7% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 7.9% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 115 | Russia | 7.4% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 116 | Georgia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 117 | Singapore | 6.9% | 2022 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 6.9% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 119 | Albania | 6.8% | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 120 | Moldova | 6.8% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 6.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 122 | Ukraine | 5.8% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 123 | Montenegro | 5.3% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 124 | Canada | 4.9% | 2021 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 125 | Austria | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Belgium | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Cyprus | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Czechia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Germany | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Denmark | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Spain | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | France | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 4.4% | 2019 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 125 | Greece | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 125 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Ireland | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Italy | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Lithuania | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Malta | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Netherlands | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Poland | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Portugal | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Romania | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 125 | Sweden | 4.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 152 | United States | 3.6% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 153 | Japan | 3.1% | 2021 | down 54.2% | flat |
| 154 | Norway | 2.8% | 2021 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 155 | Macao | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union 4.4%
About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.