Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia
Gambia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 12.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia, 2003–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 12.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia peaked at 19.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.7% | — |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +49.4% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 12.7% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 36 Malawi 12.4% compare
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- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 12.2% compare
- 39 Benin 12.1% compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 12.1% compare
- 39 Ghana 12.1% compare
- 39 Guinea 12.1% compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 12.1% compare
- 39 Liberia 12.1% compare
- 39 Mali 12.1% compare
- 39 Niger 12.1% compare
- 39 Nigeria 12.1% compare
- 39 Senegal 12.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 12.1% compare
- 39 Togo 12.1% compare
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Gambia was 12.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Gambia ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.