Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) in India
India: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) was 17.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in India, 1990–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 17.3% for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in India peaked at 71.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2010.
That places India 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 17.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 17.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.7%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 27.8% | 71.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 17.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.5% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 32 Gambia 17.9% compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.9% compare
- 34 Guyana 17.6% compare
- 36 Guinea 17.3% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 17.1% compare
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 201.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 411.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in India?
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in India was 17.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- How does India rank for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products?
- India ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).