Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji
Fiji: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 18.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji, 2003–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji stood at 18.0%.
The figure is down 50.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji peaked at 60.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2007.
Fiji ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.9% | — |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +147.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +178.3% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +119.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 9.3% | 60.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 18.0% | 36.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 21 Liberia 19.2% compare
- 22 Congo 18.8% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 18.8% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 18.0% compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 17.9% compare
- 27 Vanuatu 17.5% compare
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 64.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,207 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Fiji was 18.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
- How does Fiji rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Fiji ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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).