Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia
Zambia: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia stood at 11.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia peaked at 24.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2013.
Zambia ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.7% | — |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.1% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.2% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.5% compare
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 11.5% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 11.4% compare
- 43 Maldives 11.2% compare
- 44 Pakistan 11.2% compare
- 45 Samoa 11.1% compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia?
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia was 11.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.