Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India
India: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 24.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India, 1990–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 24.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India peaked at 74.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2010.
That places India 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.8% | — |
| 1992 | 44.9% | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -27.9% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 26.0% | 74.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 22.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.5% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in India was 24.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2010.
- How does India rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- India ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).