Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi
Burundi: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 13.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 13.9% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi peaked at 20.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2019.
That places Burundi 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.2% | — |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +28.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 13.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 13.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.6% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 13 Togo 15.1% compare
- 14 Algeria 15.0% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 14.7% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 13.7% compare
- 18 Maldives 13.5% compare
- 19 Bangladesh 13.5% compare
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Burundi was 13.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.