Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 7.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Eswatini, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Eswatini is 7.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Eswatini peaked at 10.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Eswatini 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 | +29.2% | 7.9% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 727.36 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 311.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Eswatini?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Eswatini was 7.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.