Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 19.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Tanzania, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Tanzania is 19.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Tanzania peaked at 31.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2003.
That places Tanzania 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.7% | — |
| 1997 | 31.6% | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -46.3% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +7.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 19.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -46.3% | 31.4% | 16.9% |
| 1997 | +27.9% | 24.7% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 24.7% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Tanzania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Tanzania was 19.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Tanzania ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).