Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia
Liberia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 19.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia, 2012–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 19.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
That places Liberia 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.0% | — |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +99.1% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Liberia was 19.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Liberia ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).