As Figure 4 shows, between 1994 and 2000,
the average applied agricultural tariff in the
developing world escalated from 16.9 percent
on first stage products to 25.4 percent on finished
products. In contrast, the average applied
agricultural tariff in high-income OECD countries
escalated from 4.6 percent to 11 percent.
The average applied manufacturing tariff in the
developing world escalated from 9.9 percent on
first stage products to 15.2 percent on finished
products. High-income OECD countries had
an average applied manufacturing tariff escalating
from 2.9 percent to 4.8 percent.31