Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Uganda
Uganda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Uganda, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 8.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Uganda peaked at 14.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2004.
That places Uganda 70th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.9% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +109.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.8% compare
- 68 Angola 8.5% compare
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
- 71 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.4% compare
- 72 India 8.4% compare
- 73 Ecuador 8.3% compare
- 73 Zambia 8.3% compare
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Uganda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Uganda was 8.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Uganda ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.