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% |
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
- 13 Tunisia 22.8% compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 21.6% compare
- 17 Algeria 20.7% compare
- 18 Morocco 20.2% compare
- 19 Cameroon 20.1% compare
- 19 Central African Republic 20.1% compare
- 19 Chad 20.1% compare
- 19 Congo 20.1% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 20.1% compare
- 19 Gabon 20.1% compare
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)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (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).