Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland
Iceland: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 11.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland is 11.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 223.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland peaked at 12.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 58th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.4% | — |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +79.7% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -49.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -44.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -42.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Iceland was 11.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Iceland ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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).