Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 13.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 13.3% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.2% | — |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4% compare
- 51 Madagascar 13.6% compare
- 51 Samoa 13.6% compare
- 53 Benin 13.3% compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 13.3% compare
- 53 Gambia 13.3% compare
- 53 Ghana 13.3% compare
- 53 Guinea 13.3% compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 13.3% compare
- 53 Liberia 13.3% compare
- 53 Mali 13.3% compare
- 53 Niger 13.3% compare
- 53 Nigeria 13.3% compare
- 53 Senegal 13.3% compare
- 53 Togo 13.3% compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sierra Leone was 13.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).