Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted … manufactured weighted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted … manufactured weighted was 11.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Rwanda, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Rwanda stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Rwanda peaked at 25.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2001.
That places Rwanda 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted … manufactured weighted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -71.2% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +170.2% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -53.3% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +98.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 11.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 11.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted … manufactured weighted in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +170.2% | 7.1% | 19.1% |
| 2005 | +98.1% | 8.9% | 17.7% |
| 2000 | -71.2% | 25.6% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.1% | 19.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 965.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 857.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Rwanda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Rwanda was 11.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.