Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 6.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Eswatini, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Eswatini is 6.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Eswatini peaked at 129.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 104th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.9% | — |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -55.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 129.3% | +1435.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -94.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1%, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1435.6% | 8.4% | 129.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 6.0% | 129.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 727.36 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 311.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Eswatini?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Eswatini was 6.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 129.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).