Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan
Japan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 4.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan peaked at 8.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2013.
That places Japan 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5.7% | — |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +65.3% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +63.6% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Japan was 4.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Japan ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.