Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 17.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia is 17.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia peaked at 30.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2006.
That places Ethiopia 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -41.8% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.2% | 17.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Ethiopia was 17.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).