Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Canada
Canada: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 5.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Canada, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Canada stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Canada peaked at 16.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1993.
That places Canada 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.5% | — |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +129.7% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +155.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -61.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 56% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +155.7% | 6.6% | 16.9% |
| 1995 | +129.7% | 4.2% | 9.7% |
| 2004 | -61.3% | 16.9% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | +46.1% | 5.3% | 7.7% |
| 2020 | -28.1% | 7.7% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 168.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 40.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Canada?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Canada was 5.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1993.
- How does Canada rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Canada ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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).