Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt
Egypt: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 40.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt stood at 40.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt peaked at 53.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.1% | — |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -63.4% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +168.2% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.3% | 35.0% | 53.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 18.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Egypt was 40.3% in 2019, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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).