Japan vs United States: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%)
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 178th and United States ranks 176th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products between Japan and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Japan ranks 178th and United States ranks 176th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, published as Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.