Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 14.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 14.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 22.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.0% | — |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 14.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 14.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -37.6% | 21.6% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 47 Jordan 15.2% compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 15.1% compare
- 49 Malawi 14.9% 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 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 53 Togo 13.3% compare
More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Merchandise trade 43.5% (2025)
- Food imports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 509.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 209.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 72.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 380.27 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 14.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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).