Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 10.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea, 1997–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea peaked at 33.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 82nd 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 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.5% | — |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -45.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -44.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 31.5% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 2 |
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More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea was 10.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).