Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 16.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador is 16.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador peaked at 28.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.3% | — |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +66.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 28.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ecuador was 16.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).