Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Armenia
Armenia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 7.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Armenia, 2001–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Armenia stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of up 61.7% on the previous year and up 121.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Armenia peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 98th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.4% | — |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +232.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +61.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 7.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 7.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +232.6% | 3.9% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Armenia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Armenia was 7.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Armenia ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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).