Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil
Brazil: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 10.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 10.3% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil peaked at 38.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2022.
That places Brazil 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 38.0% | — |
| 1990 | 28.7% | -24.4% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 14.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 45 Cape Verde 10.8% compare
- 46 Madagascar 10.7% compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 10.6% compare
- 49 Eswatini 10.2% compare
- 50 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1% compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.1% compare
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Brazil was 10.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.