Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products was 9.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Nigeria, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 9.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Nigeria peaked at 91.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 61st 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.8% | — |
| 1989 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | +260.5% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -82.4% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -54.7% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 16.1% | 91.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 9.3% | 21.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 3.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Nigeria?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Nigeria was 9.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Nigeria ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.