Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products was 1.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius peaked at 24.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 180th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.1% | — |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -62.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -52.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.4% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 1.3% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 178 Japan 2.4% compare
- 179 Peru 2.0% compare
- 181 Singapore 0.1% compare
- 182 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% compare
- 183 Hong Kong, China 0.0%
- 183 Macau, China 0.0%
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Mauritius was 1.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Mauritius ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.