Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda
Uganda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 13.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda is 13.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda peaked at 16.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -47.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +70.3% |
| 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% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Uganda was 13.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.