Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 12.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 12.6% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic peaked at 29.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2022.
Central African Republic ranks 26th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.5% | — |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +99.3% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -27.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 12.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 12.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +99.3% | 15.0% | 29.8% |
| 2007 | -49.0% | 29.8% | 15.2% |
| 2022 | -27.9% | 17.4% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 15.0% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.3% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Central African Republic was 12.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2022.
- How does Central African Republic rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Central African Republic ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.