Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan stood at 16.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan peaked at 39.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1996.
Bhutan ranks 29th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.7% | — |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +64.1% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +104.2% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 15.8% | 39.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.6% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 13.2% | 32.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bhutan was 16.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1996.
- How does Bhutan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Bhutan ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).