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the 20 highest simple average tariff-applying WTO Members. As can be seen in the figure, 11 out
of these 20 countries are OIC Member States.
Figure 33: The 20 Highest Simple Average Applied MFN Tariffs among the WTO Members
(percent-2014*)
Source: WTO Statistics/* Due to lack of data 2013 figures were used for some countries.
Agriculture sector is one of the crucial sectors for many countries in the world. In this regard,
countries apply higher tariffs on agricultural products than on the manufactured products.
Figure 34 and 35 below show the simple average applied MFN Tariffs on the agricultural and
non-agricultural products in the WTO Member OIC Countries respectively. OIC Member States
apply higher tariffs to agricultural products. Countries
that have inadequate agricultural production and
need agricultural imports apply lower tariffs on
agricultural imports. On the other hand, the countries
in which agricultural production constitutes a
significant part of the economy apply higher tariffs to
agricultural imports.
“Many OIC Member
States apply higher
tariffs than the WTO
average”