Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Brazil
Brazil: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 4.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Brazil, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 4.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Brazil peaked at 19.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2007.
Brazil ranks 135th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19.0% | — |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -66.0% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +36.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Brazil?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Brazil was 4.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Brazil ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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).