Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany
Germany: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 3.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany stood at 3.2%.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany peaked at 3.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
That places Germany 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3 |
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- 134 Greece 3.2% compare
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- 134 Poland 3.2% compare
- 134 Portugal 3.2% compare
- 134 Romania 3.2% compare
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More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Germany was 3.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Germany ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.