Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 17.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 17.9% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 19.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2014.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 26th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.1% | — |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +51.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +49.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 9.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More private sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 938.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 84.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 339.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2014.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).