Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China
China: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products was 2.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China is 2.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China peaked at 32.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
China ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.2% | — |
| 1993 | 30.3% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 14.5% | 32.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in China was 2.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does China rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- China ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.