Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in United States
United States: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in United States, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.6% for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in United States peaked at 4.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places United States 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.2% | — |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +38.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | -31.4% | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | -29.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3 |
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More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in United States?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in United States was 1.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- United States ranks 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.