Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon
Gabon: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 15.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon is 15.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon peaked at 16.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.1% | — |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gabon was 15.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Gabon ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.