Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador is 4.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador peaked at 26.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
That places Ecuador 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.4% | — |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +53.4% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +276.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 7.1% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ecuador was 4.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Ecuador ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).