Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 6.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 6.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 18.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2001.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +134.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +178.6% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -65.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -7.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 70% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +178.6% | 6.8% | 18.9% |
| 2006 | +134.6% | 3.6% | 8.5% |
| 2020 | -65.1% | 18.9% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 154 Kazakhstan 6.5% compare
- 155 Montenegro 6.3% compare
- 156 Botswana 6.2% compare
- 158 Eswatini 6.1% compare
- 158 Lesotho 6.1% compare
- 158 Namibia 6.1% compare
- 158 South Africa 6.1% compare
More private sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,125 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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).