Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt
Egypt: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 12.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt is 12.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt peaked at 70.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.3% | — |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +217.4% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -71.3% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.2% | 29.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 10.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Egypt was 12.6% in 2019, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.