Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 13.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Colombia, 1991–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 13.3% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Colombia peaked at 14.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1991.
Colombia ranks 45th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +41.2% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 13.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Colombia 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 | +68.7% | 8.8% | 14.9% |
| 1992 | +41.2% | 7.5% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 7.5% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 19.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Colombia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Colombia was 13.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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).