Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 14.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malawi, 1994–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malawi is 14.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malawi peaked at 24.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24.1% | — |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -25.9% | 16.7% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 46 Grenada 15.3% compare
- 47 Jordan 15.2% compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 15.1% compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4% compare
- 51 Madagascar 13.6% compare
- 51 Samoa 13.6% compare
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 93.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 483.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malawi?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malawi was 14.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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).