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Applied tariffs are not the RCEP rate

Applied/MFN is not RCEP margins. PH 2022 applied simple mean 3.94% vs MFN 6.15%. Among five peers below TH/ID/MY, just above VN; KH highest applied 12.31%. PH last ASEAN EIF 2 Jun 2023; SG near-zero hub; TLS not party.

Mixed vintages

Applied tariff levels

Simple and weighted applied means remain policy-level averages.

Applied simple mean

pct

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei0.182022
Cambodia12.312022
Indonesia5.822022
Laos2.492022
Malaysia5.432022
Myanmar2.982022
Philippines3.942022
Singaporehub0.052022
Thailand8.262022
Vietnam3.712022
Timor-Leste2.522021

WDI

Applied weighted mean

pct

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei0.012022
Cambodia7.22022
Indonesia1.832022
Laos1.412022
Malaysia3.422022
Myanmar0.822022
Philippines1.762022
Singaporehub0.02022
Thailand3.672022
Vietnam1.072022
Timor-Leste2.532021

WDI

Mixed vintages

MFN tariff levels

MFN simple and weighted means are not RCEP preferential rates.

MFN simple mean

pct

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei0.212022
Cambodia10.22022
Indonesia7.972022
Laos8.482022
Malaysia5.512022
Myanmar6.512022
Philippines6.152022
Singaporehub0.072022
Thailand9.822022
Vietnam9.652022
Timor-Leste2.532021

WDI

MFN weighted mean

pct

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei0.052022
Cambodia7.22022
Indonesia5.732022
Laos8.452022
Malaysia3.422022
Myanmar5.942022
Philippines6.052022
Singaporehub0.112022
Thailand5.982022
Vietnam4.982022
Timor-Leste2.532021

WDI

Mixed vintages

Binding coverage

Last valid non-zero observations retain their vintages.

Tariff binding coverage

pct

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei95.452022
Cambodia99.982021
Indonesia96.512021
Laos99.982022
Malaysia83.672021
Myanmar18.942022
Philippines62.152022
Singaporehub71.952022
Thailand76.392021
Vietnam93.822022
Timor-LesteGAPGAP

WDI

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