Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo
Congo: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 18.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 18.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo peaked at 18.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2015.
Congo ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.2% | — |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.9% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Congo was 18.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Congo ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.