Bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa
South Africa: Bound rate, simple mean, all products was 19.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa is 19.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa peaked at 19.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1996.
That places South Africa 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.0% | — |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in South Africa was 19.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- South Africa ranks 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all 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.