Sri Lanka vs United States: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 170th and United States ranks 168th of 184 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 4.3% | 15.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.8% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.6% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products, Sri Lanka or United States?
- United States, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Sri Lanka ranks 170th and United States ranks 168th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, published as Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.