Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 12.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe stood at 12.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe peaked at 39.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39.2% | — |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -55.1% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 16.3% | 39.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Zimbabwe was 12.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.