Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 14.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Zambia, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Zambia is 14.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Zambia peaked at 26.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 24th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.7% | — |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -47.1% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 14.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 14.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -47.1% | 26.7% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 14.2% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Zambia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Zambia was 14.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.