Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico
Mexico: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico, 1991–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico stood at 7.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico peaked at 18.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 105th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.7% | — |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Mexico was 7.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Mexico ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.