Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates is 2.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 115th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 113 Colombia 2.8% compare
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- 117 Uzbekistan 2.6% compare
- 118 Timor-Leste 2.5% compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in United Arab Emirates was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied 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. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. 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.