Created with R + ggplot2.
Data sources: USITC, WTO Tariff Database, U.S. Census historical trade statistics, Tax Foundation reconstructions.
This visualization tracks the estimated U.S. effective tariff rate from 1900–2025 and compares average tariff levels across major historical trade regimes.
by forensiceconomics
3 Comments
Makes me want to vomit (not the visualization, the data)
What an absolute nightmare Trump has been fort the global economy. I’m so confused why I had to pay extra for consumer items and now the distributors get refunds?
Remove the gridlines and it will look a lot cleaner