Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon
Lebanon: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 10.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon, 1999–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon stood at 10.1%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon peaked at 23.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.9% | — |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +91.8% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -40.2% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +134.2% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -60.1% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 23.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.2% compare
- 89 Colombia 10.2% compare
- 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.1% compare
- 92 Japan 10.0% compare
- 93 Serbia 10.0% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lebanon was 10.1% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Lebanon ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).