Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 22.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 22.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya peaked at 29.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2006.
That places Kenya 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.4% | — |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +39.8% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +55.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +169.1% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -54.9% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +47.7% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.0% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 9.9% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Kenya was 22.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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).