Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia
Zambia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 12.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia is 12.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% 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 Zambia peaked at 26.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.0% | — |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -47.6% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 13.6% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Zambia was 12.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.