Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 12.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya peaked at 34.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2013.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 34.8% | — |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -48.4% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -48.4% | 34.8% | 17.9% |
| 2005 | -29.1% | 16.8% | 11.9% |
| 2000 | +27.4% | 17.9% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 17.9% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya was 12.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.