Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 12.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Guinea, 1998–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Guinea is 12.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Guinea peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1998.
That places Guinea 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.5% | — |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +84.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 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% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 12.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 12.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.5% | 6.5% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.5% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 36 Malawi 12.4% compare
- 37 Ecuador 12.4% compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 12.2% compare
- 39 Benin 12.1% compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 12.1% compare
- 39 Gambia 12.1% compare
- 39 Ghana 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 Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Guinea?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Guinea was 12.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1998.
- How does Guinea rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Guinea ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.