Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in United States
United States: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in United States, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in United States stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in United States peaked at 6.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2017.
United States ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6.4% | — |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 92% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in United States?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in United States was 3.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- United States ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.