Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in United States
United States: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 3.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in United States, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in United States stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in United States peaked at 10.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
That places United States 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.8% | — |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +142.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -65.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 67% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +142.1% | 4.2% | 10.2% |
| 2020 | -65.4% | 10.2% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 171 Montenegro 3.7% compare
- 172 Albania 3.6% compare
- 173 Israel 3.5% compare
- 175 Canada 3.0% compare
- 176 Seychelles 2.6% compare
- 177 East Timor 2.5% compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in United States?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in United States was 3.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- United States ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.