Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 19.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya stood at 19.2%.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya peaked at 36.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36.9% | — |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -55.1% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 16.6% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kenya was 19.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Kenya ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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).