Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 11.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Nigeria, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Nigeria stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Nigeria peaked at 62.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 simple in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 34.4% | — |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +76.5% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -61.6% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -54.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 11.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +76.5% | 35.2% | 62.2% |
| 1996 | -61.6% | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| 2005 | -54.6% | 25.7% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 23.9% | 62.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 10.8% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 32 Burundi 11.8% compare
- 32 Mauritania 11.8% compare
- 34 Benin 11.7% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 11.7% compare
- 34 Gambia 11.7% compare
- 34 Ghana 11.7% compare
- 34 Guinea 11.7% compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
- 34 Liberia 11.7% compare
- 34 Mali 11.7% compare
- 34 Niger 11.7% compare
- 34 Senegal 11.7% compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 11.7% compare
- 34 Togo 11.7% compare
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 18.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Nigeria?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Nigeria was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.