Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 5.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Saudi Arabia, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 5.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.7% | — |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 122.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Saudi Arabia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Saudi Arabia was 5.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.