Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China
China: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 9.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China peaked at 36.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2019.
That places China 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.0% | — |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 18.2% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 3 |
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More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in China was 9.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2019.
- How does China rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- China ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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).