Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin
Benin: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 13.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Benin stood at 13.1%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Benin peaked at 19.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2014.
That places Benin 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.9% | — |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -6.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +52.5% | 13.0% | 19.9% |
| 2015 | +31.3% | 11.3% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Benin?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Benin was 13.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Benin ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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).