Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 40.3% in Egypt; the lowest is 0.1% in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.0%, and the mean is 12.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 336.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Bermuda (up 150.9%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 78.6%).
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 40.3% | 2019 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 2 | South Korea | 33.4% | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 31.5% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 4 | Bermuda | 29.1% | 2022 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 27.5% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 26.8% | 2022 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 26.7% | 2022 | up 92.6% | flat |
| 8 | Nauru | 26.4% | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 25.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Bahamas | 25.0% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | India | 24.8% | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | Barbados | 23.6% | 2022 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 22.8% | 2016 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 22.2% | 2020 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 21.6% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 21.1% | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 20.7% | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 18 | Morocco | 20.2% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 20.1% | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Cameroon | 20.1% | 2022 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 19 | Congo | 20.1% | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 19 | Gabon | 20.1% | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.1% | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Chad | 20.1% | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 25 | Belize | 20.0% | 2022 | up 34.1% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 19.9% | 2022 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 27 | Guyana | 19.6% | 2022 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 28 | Fiji | 19.3% | 2021 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kenya | 19.2% | 2022 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 19.2% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 19.1% | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania | 19.1% | 2022 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 33 | Angola | 18.8% | 2022 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 34 | Burundi | 18.6% | 2022 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 18.6% | 2021 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 36 | Dominica | 18.1% | 2020 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 17.6% | 2021 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 38 | Djibouti | 17.4% | 2014 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 16.4% | 2022 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 16.3% | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 41 | Thailand | 16.2% | 2022 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | 16.2% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 15.9% | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 15.5% | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 15.4% | 2020 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 46 | Grenada | 15.3% | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 47 | Jordan | 15.2% | 2022 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.1% | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 14.9% | 2021 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.4% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 51 | Madagascar | 13.6% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Samoa | 13.6% | 2020 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 53 | Benin | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 13.3% | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 53 | Gambia | 13.3% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 53 | Liberia | 13.3% | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 53 | Niger | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 53 | Nigeria | 13.3% | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Senegal | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 13.3% | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 53 | Togo | 13.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.2% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 13.2% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 67 | Nepal | 13.2% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritania | 13.0% | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 12.9% | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.9% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 12.6% | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 73 | Vietnam | 12.6% | 2022 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 74 | Mozambique | 12.3% | 2021 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 75 | Bolivia | 11.9% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 76 | Comoros | 11.8% | 2021 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 77 | Yemen | 11.7% | 2017 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 11.7% | 2022 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 79 | Bhutan | 11.2% | 2022 | down 67.1% | flat |
| 80 | Venezuela | 10.5% | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 81 | Cambodia | 10.4% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 10.4% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 83 | Mexico | 10.3% | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 84 | Syria | 10.3% | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.3% | 2020 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 86 | Pakistan | 10.2% | 2022 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.2% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.2% | 2020 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 89 | Colombia | 10.2% | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 90 | Laos | 10.1% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 91 | Lebanon | 10.1% | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Japan | 10.0% | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 10.0% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 9.8% | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 95 | China | 9.3% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Belgium | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Cyprus | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | Germany | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Denmark | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Spain | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Estonia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | France | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Croatia | 9.0% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Ireland | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Italy | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Lithuania | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | Latvia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | Malta | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | Netherlands | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Poland | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Portugal | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 96 | Slovenia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 96 | Sweden | 9.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 122 | Oman | 8.9% | 2022 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 123 | Panama | 8.9% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 124 | Argentina | 8.9% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 124 | Brazil | 8.9% | 2022 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 8.8% | 2022 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 127 | El Salvador | 8.8% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 128 | Paraguay | 8.7% | 2022 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 129 | Uruguay | 8.6% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 8.6% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 131 | Tonga | 8.4% | 2022 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 132 | Maldives | 8.4% | 2022 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 134 | Palestine | 8.3% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 135 | Honduras | 8.2% | 2022 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 8.2% | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 8.1% | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 138 | Moldova | 8.0% | 2022 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 139 | Myanmar | 8.0% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 140 | Cuba | 8.0% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 141 | Belarus | 8.0% | 2021 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.0% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 141 | Russia | 8.0% | 2021 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 144 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 145 | Seychelles | 7.8% | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 146 | United Kingdom | 7.7% | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 147 | Philippines | 7.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Israel | 7.5% | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2018 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 7.3% | 2022 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 151 | Guatemala | 7.2% | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 7.2% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 153 | Indonesia | 6.7% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 6.5% | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 6.3% | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 156 | Botswana | 6.2% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2% | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 158 | Lesotho | 6.1% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 158 | Namibia | 6.1% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 6.1% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 158 | South Africa | 6.1% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 6.1% | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 163 | Aruba | 6.0% | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 164 | Chile | 6.0% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Ukraine | 5.8% | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 166 | Haiti | 5.8% | 2020 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 167 | Mongolia | 5.7% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 168 | Palau | 5.6% | 2021 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 5.6% | 2022 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 170 | Libya | 5.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 5.5% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 172 | Canada | 5.0% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 173 | Qatar | 4.9% | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 174 | Albania | 4.8% | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 175 | Malaysia | 4.2% | 2022 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Georgia | 3.9% | 2022 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 177 | United States | 3.1% | 2022 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 178 | East Timor | 2.5% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 179 | Peru | 1.5% | 2022 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 180 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2022 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Australia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2022 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2022 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2022 | down 78.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union 9.0%
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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).