Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon
Gabon: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 19.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 19.3% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon peaked at 20.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.2% | — |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.2% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gabon was 19.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Gabon ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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).