Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 6.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 6.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2011.
United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.5% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in United Arab Emirates was 6.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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).