Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 6.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan, 2004–2018
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 6.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan peaked at 6.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.1% | — |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +38.4% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 111 Armenia 6.8% compare
- 112 North Macedonia 6.8% compare
- 113 Myanmar 6.5% compare
- 115 Sri Lanka 6.5% compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.3% compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 6.3% compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Afghanistan was 6.5% in 2018, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Afghanistan ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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.