Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) in Benin
Benin: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.3% for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Benin peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 51st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.3% | — |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +28.8% | 10.6% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Benin?
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Benin was 11.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean applied tariff is the unweighted average of effectively applied rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of simple mean tariffs.