Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 20.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic is 20.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic peaked at 29.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1995.
Central African Republic ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.5% | — |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 19.8% | 29.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
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More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Central African Republic was 20.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1995.
- How does Central African Republic rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Central African Republic ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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).