Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 19.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 19.7% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Egypt peaked at 58.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 7th of 186 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, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.7% | — |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +104.6% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -54.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 19.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +104.6% | 28.6% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | -54.1% | 58.5% | 26.9% |
| 1998 | -27.2% | 34.7% | 25.3% |
| 2004 | -25.8% | 26.9% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 25.3% | 34.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 16.9% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 33.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Egypt?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Egypt was 19.7% in 2019, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, 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.