Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 2.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in New Zealand, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in New Zealand stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in New Zealand peaked at 11.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2011.
That places New Zealand 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.2% | — |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +51.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +173.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -66.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.8%, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +173.4% | 2.3% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 175 Georgia 2.6% compare
- 176 East Timor 2.5% compare
- 176 United States 2.5% compare
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 20.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in New Zealand?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in New Zealand was 2.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- How does New Zealand rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- New Zealand ranks 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.