Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus
Belarus: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 8.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus stood at 8.0%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus peaked at 15.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2017.
Belarus ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.6% | — |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +80.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 138 Republic of Moldova 8.0% compare
- 139 Myanmar 8.0% compare
- 140 Cuba 8.0% compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 8.0% compare
- 141 Russian Federation 8.0% compare
- 144 Armenia 7.9% compare
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belarus was 8.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Belarus ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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).