Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Norway
Norway: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 26.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Norway, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 26.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Norway peaked at 49.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1993.
That places Norway 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.2% | — |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +1512.1% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -15.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 26.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 3.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Norway's 26.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1512.1% | 3.0% | 49.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 3.0% | 49.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 39.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 34.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 26.8% | 41.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 74.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Norway?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Norway was 26.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1993.
- How does Norway rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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).