Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia
Gambia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 19.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia, 2003–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia peaked at 19.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2003.
That places Gambia 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +61.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Gambia was 19.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Gambia ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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).