Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 3.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia peaked at 13.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13.4% | — |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -36.9% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +56.7% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -31.5% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -68.1% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +172.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -70.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +86.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +75.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.5% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Malaysia was 3.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Malaysia ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).