Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 21.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uganda, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 21.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uganda peaked at 21.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
That places Uganda 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -42.7% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +43.8% |
| 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% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +7.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 21.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +43.8% | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| 2000 | -42.7% | 20.2% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uganda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uganda was 21.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).