Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 5.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 5.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.2% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Saudi Arabia was 5.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.