Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Maldives
Maldives: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 8.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Maldives, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 314.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Maldives peaked at 28.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Maldives ranks 89th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -89.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +165.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +477.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -81.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 2.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 86 Kazakhstan 8.4% compare
- 87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.3% compare
- 88 Serbia 8.3% compare
- 90 Libya 8.1% compare
- 91 Palestine, State of 8.0% compare
- 92 Mozambique 7.9% compare
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Maldives?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Maldives was 8.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Maldives ranks 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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).