Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria
Algeria: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 20.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 20.7% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria peaked at 23.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2006.
That places Algeria 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.9% | — |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.4% | 21.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 21.6% compare
- 16 Uganda 21.1% compare
- 18 Morocco 20.2% compare
- 19 Cameroon 20.1% compare
- 19 Central African Republic 20.1% compare
- 19 Chad 20.1% compare
- 19 Congo 20.1% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 20.1% compare
- 19 Gabon 20.1% compare
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Algeria was 20.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2006.
- How does Algeria rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Algeria ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).