Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi
Malawi: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 16.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi, 1994–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.8% | — |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +40.5% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -52.5% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +320.9% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -81.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +55.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 9.3% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 8.8% | 47.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malawi was 16.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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).