Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin
Benin: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 12.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2011.
Benin ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 3 |
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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)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Benin was 12.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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.