Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in United States
United States: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in United States, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in United States is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in United States peaked at 80.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
United States ranks 146th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.4% | — |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +89.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -36.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +4584.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary 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 | +4584.2% | 1.7% | 80.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 1.2% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 143 Moldova 1.2% compare
- 144 Uruguay 1.2% compare
- 145 Argentina 1.1% compare
- 147 Georgia 0.9% compare
- 148 Austria 0.8% compare
- 148 Belgium 0.8% compare
- 148 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
- 148 Croatia 0.8% compare
- 148 Cyprus 0.8% compare
- 148 Czechia 0.8% compare
- 148 Denmark 0.8% compare
- 148 Estonia 0.8% compare
- 148 Finland 0.8% compare
- 148 France 0.8% compare
- 148 Germany 0.8% compare
- 148 Greece 0.8% compare
- 148 Hungary 0.8% compare
- 148 Ireland 0.8% compare
- 148 Italy 0.8% compare
- 148 Latvia 0.8% compare
- 148 Lithuania 0.8% compare
- 148 Malta 0.8% compare
- 148 Netherlands 0.8% compare
- 148 Poland 0.8% compare
- 148 Portugal 0.8% compare
- 148 Romania 0.8% compare
- 148 Slovakia 0.8% compare
- 148 Slovenia 0.8% compare
- 148 Spain 0.8% compare
- 148 Sweden 0.8% compare
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, primary products in United States?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in United States was 1.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products?
- United States ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).