Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 8.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2003–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 13.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 71st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.0% | — |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
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More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 8.4% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.