Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 17.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 17.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia peaked at 28.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ethiopia was 17.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.