Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados
Barbados: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 28.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados stood at 28.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 263.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados peaked at 42.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2012.
Barbados ranks 5th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.8% | — |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -47.9% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +75.7% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -36.6% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +124.8% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +61.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.8% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 19.5% | 42.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 7.9% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.0% | 28.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Barbados was 28.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Barbados ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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).