Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina
Argentina: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 4.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina is 4.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina peaked at 9.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2013.
Argentina ranks 131st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.8% | — |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Argentina was 4.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Argentina ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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).