Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Guinea, 1998–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Guinea is 13.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Guinea peaked at 13.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2004.
Guinea ranks 53rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.8% | — |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +78.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +78.8% | 6.8% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.8% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4% compare
- 51 Madagascar 13.6% compare
- 51 Samoa 13.6% compare
- 53 Benin 13.3% compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 13.3% compare
- 53 Gambia 13.3% compare
- 53 Ghana 13.3% compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 13.3% compare
- 53 Liberia 13.3% compare
- 53 Mali 13.3% compare
- 53 Niger 13.3% compare
- 53 Nigeria 13.3% compare
- 53 Senegal 13.3% compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 53 Togo 13.3% compare
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Guinea?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Guinea was 13.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2004.
- How does Guinea rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Guinea ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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).