Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 13.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.4% | — |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +50.8% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 19.9% | 36.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.1% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 13.3% | 38.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.2% | 18.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 66 Côte d'Ivoire 13.2% compare
- 67 Nepal 13.2% compare
- 69 Mauritania 13.0% compare
- 70 Vanuatu 12.9% compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sri Lanka was 13.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).