Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt
Egypt: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products was 19.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 19.5% for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.4% on the previous year and up 158.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.9% | — |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +68.2% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +77.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt was 19.5% in 2019, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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).