Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada
Canada: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 2.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada is 2.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada peaked at 10.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.7% | — |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 171 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.7% compare
- 172 Timor-Leste 2.5% compare
- 173 Japan 2.5% compare
- 175 New Zealand 2.3% compare
- 176 Israel 2.2% compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 2.2% compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Canada was 2.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Canada ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.