Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.9% | — |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -9.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in United Arab Emirates was 3.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.