Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island
Christmas Island: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 39.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island stood at 39.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island peaked at 64.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2024.
Christmas Island ranks 210th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.6% | — |
| 2010 | 64.4% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 39.9% | 64.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 39.7% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Christmas Island
- 207 Norfolk Island 41.3% compare
- 208 Cayman Islands 41.0% compare
- 209 Puerto Rico 39.7% compare
- 211 Bermuda 39.6% compare
- 212 Nauru 39.6% compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 37.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Christmas Island was 39.7% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Christmas Island?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Christmas Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- How does Christmas Island rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Christmas Island?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Christmas Island data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).