Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 4.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait is 4.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait peaked at 4.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2002.
Kuwait ranks 124th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Kuwait was 4.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.