Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 9.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu stood at 9.1%.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 190.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu peaked at 15.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
Vanuatu ranks 64th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.7% | — |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -78.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +79.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 7.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Vanuatu was 9.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Vanuatu ranks 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.