Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 6.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kazakhstan, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kazakhstan is 6.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kazakhstan peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2004.
Kazakhstan ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -63.8% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +142.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -40.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +9.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 6.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +142.3% | 3.2% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 151 Guatemala 7.2% compare
- 152 French Polynesia 7.2% compare
- 153 Indonesia 6.7% compare
- 155 Montenegro 6.3% compare
- 156 Botswana 6.2% compare
- 157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.2% compare
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 13.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 19.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kazakhstan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kazakhstan was 6.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Kazakhstan ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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).