Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Moldova
Moldova: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 4.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Moldova, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 4.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Moldova peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2007.
Moldova ranks 125th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.1% | — |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +137.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -58.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +137.8% | 3.9% | 9.4% |
| 2014 | -58.0% | 9.4% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Moldova?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Moldova was 4.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2007.
- How does Moldova rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Moldova ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.