Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany
Germany: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 4.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany peaked at 4.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
That places Germany 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 137 Bulgaria 4.0% compare
- 137 Croatia 4.0% compare
- 137 Cyprus 4.0% compare
- 137 Czechia 4.0% compare
- 137 Denmark 4.0% compare
- 137 Estonia 4.0% compare
- 137 Finland 4.0% compare
- 137 France 4.0% compare
- 137 Greece 4.0% compare
- 137 Hungary 4.0% compare
- 137 Ireland 4.0% compare
- 137 Italy 4.0% compare
- 137 Latvia 4.0% compare
- 137 Lithuania 4.0% compare
- 137 Malta 4.0% compare
- 137 Netherlands 4.0% compare
- 137 Poland 4.0% compare
- 137 Portugal 4.0% compare
- 137 Romania 4.0% compare
- 137 Slovakia 4.0% compare
- 137 Slovenia 4.0% compare
- 137 Spain 4.0% compare
- 137 Sweden 4.0% compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Germany was 4.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Germany ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.