Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone is 11.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.7% | — |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 31 Côte 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 Nigeria 11.7% compare
- 34 Senegal 11.7% compare
- 34 Togo 11.7% compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Sierra Leone was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.