Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt
Egypt: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 21.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt stood at 21.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt peaked at 21.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.9% | — |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.3% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 22.7% compare
- 13 Kenya 22.2% compare
- 15 Guyana 20.7% compare
- 16 Palau 20.3% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 20.1% compare
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Egypt was 21.1% in 2019, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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).