Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products was 5.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan, 2004–2018
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan is 5.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan peaked at 7.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 113th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.0% | — |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +94.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 7.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Afghanistan was 5.7% in 2018, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.