Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 12.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vietnam, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 12.6% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vietnam peaked at 17.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2012.
Vietnam ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.4% | — |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 12.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 12.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.2%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +30.0% | 13.4% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.4% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 70 Vanuatu 12.9% compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 12.9% compare
- 72 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
- 74 Mozambique 12.3% compare
- 75 Bolivia 11.9% compare
- 76 Comoros 11.8% compare
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vietnam?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Vietnam was 12.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Vietnam ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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).