Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Belarus
Belarus: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 6.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Belarus, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 6.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Belarus peaked at 18.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 106th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.4% | — |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +473.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -83.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +119.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 6.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Belarus?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Belarus was 6.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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).