Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 5.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malaysia, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malaysia peaked at 20.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.9% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +46.0% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 79% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 17.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 3 |
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- 130 France 5.2% compare
- 130 Germany 5.2% compare
- 130 Greece 5.2% compare
- 130 Hungary 5.2% compare
- 130 Ireland 5.2% compare
- 130 Italy 5.2% compare
- 130 Latvia 5.2% compare
- 130 Lithuania 5.2% compare
- 130 Malta 5.2% compare
- 130 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 130 Poland 5.2% compare
- 130 Portugal 5.2% compare
- 130 Romania 5.2% compare
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More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 63.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malaysia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malaysia was 5.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Malaysia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.