Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada
Canada: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 2.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada is 2.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada peaked at 7.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 167th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.8% | — |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +83.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 164 Montenegro 3.0% compare
- 165 New Zealand 2.8% compare
- 166 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.8% compare
- 168 United States of America 2.5% compare
- 169 Timor-Leste 2.5% compare
- 170 Sri Lanka 2.4% compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Canada was 2.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Canada ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.