Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 5.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom, 2000–2019
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom peaked at 13.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.
That places United Kingdom 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 118 Ukraine 7.6% compare
- 119 North Macedonia 7.3% compare
- 120 Albania 6.3% compare
- 121 Austria 5.8% compare
- 121 Belgium 5.8% compare
- 121 Bulgaria 5.8% compare
- 121 Croatia 5.8% compare
- 121 Cyprus 5.8% compare
- 121 Czechia 5.8% compare
- 121 Denmark 5.8% compare
- 121 Estonia 5.8% compare
- 121 Finland 5.8% compare
- 121 France 5.8% compare
- 121 Germany 5.8% compare
- 121 Greece 5.8% compare
- 121 Hungary 5.8% compare
- 121 Ireland 5.8% compare
- 121 Italy 5.8% compare
- 121 Latvia 5.8% compare
- 121 Lithuania 5.8% compare
- 121 Malta 5.8% compare
- 121 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 121 Poland 5.8% compare
- 121 Portugal 5.8% compare
- 121 Romania 5.8% compare
- 121 Slovakia 5.8% compare
- 121 Slovenia 5.8% compare
- 121 Spain 5.8% compare
- 121 Sweden 5.8% compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 714.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 9.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 55.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in United Kingdom was 5.8% in 2019, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- United Kingdom ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).