Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 12.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vanuatu, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vanuatu stood at 12.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vanuatu peaked at 25.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 70th 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 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.2% | — |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -50.8% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +102.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 12.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.2%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +102.0% | 6.3% | 12.8% |
| 2015 | -50.8% | 12.9% | 6.3% |
| 2012 | -48.4% | 24.9% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 67 Nepal 13.2% compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 13.2% compare
- 69 Mauritania 13.0% compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 12.9% compare
- 72 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
- 73 Vietnam 12.6% compare
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 225.06 million current US$ (2022)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vanuatu?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vanuatu was 12.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Vanuatu ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).