Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 13.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda is 13.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda peaked at 36.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2003.
Rwanda ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 36.7% | — |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -73.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +93.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -48.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +89.7% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 9.9% | 19.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Rwanda was 13.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Rwanda ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.