Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Namibia is 6.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Namibia peaked at 10.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.8% | — |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +73.7% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +73.7% | 6.2% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | -43.4% | 10.8% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 155 Montenegro 6.3% compare
- 156 Botswana 6.2% compare
- 157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.2% compare
- 158 Eswatini 6.1% compare
- 158 Lesotho 6.1% compare
- 158 South Africa 6.1% compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.44 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Namibia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Namibia was 6.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Namibia ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).