Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2.7% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Belgium peaked at 4.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 148th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 145 Australia 2.8% compare
- 146 Israel 2.8% compare
- 147 Switzerland 2.8% compare
- 148 Austria 2.7% compare
- 148 Bulgaria 2.7% compare
- 148 Croatia 2.7% compare
- 148 Cyprus 2.7% compare
- 148 Czechia 2.7% compare
- 148 Denmark 2.7% compare
- 148 Estonia 2.7% compare
- 148 Finland 2.7% compare
- 148 France 2.7% compare
- 148 Germany 2.7% compare
- 148 Greece 2.7% compare
- 148 Hungary 2.7% compare
- 148 Ireland 2.7% compare
- 148 Italy 2.7% compare
- 148 Latvia 2.7% compare
- 148 Lithuania 2.7% compare
- 148 Malta 2.7% compare
- 148 Netherlands 2.7% compare
- 148 Poland 2.7% compare
- 148 Portugal 2.7% compare
- 148 Romania 2.7% compare
- 148 Slovakia 2.7% compare
- 148 Slovenia 2.7% compare
- 148 Spain 2.7% compare
- 148 Sweden 2.7% compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Belgium?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Belgium was 2.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Belgium ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.