Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 8.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar is 8.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar peaked at 8.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2001.
That places Myanmar 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.8% | — |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 136 North Macedonia 8.2% compare
- 137 Nicaragua 8.1% compare
- 138 Republic of Moldova 8.0% compare
- 140 Cuba 8.0% compare
- 141 Belarus 8.0% compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 8.0% compare
- 141 Russian Federation 8.0% compare
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 36.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 278.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Myanmar was 8.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Myanmar ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).