Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in India
India: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 6.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in India, 1990–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in India stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in India peaked at 56.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
That places India 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.4% | — |
| 1992 | 27.0% | -52.1% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -48.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -18.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 6.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.9%, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 20.1% | 56.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 6.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 201.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 411.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in India?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in India was 6.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does India rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- India ranks 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.