Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin
Benin: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Benin is 12.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Benin peaked at 19.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2006.
Benin ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.9% | — |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +62.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -7.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary 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 | +62.5% | 12.2% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 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, weighted mean, primary products in Benin?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Benin was 12.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).