Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 6.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Moldova, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 6.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Moldova peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1996.
Moldova ranks 114th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +52.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -17.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 6.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 74% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 6.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 111 Tajikistan 6.3% compare
- 112 Lebanon 6.2% compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 6.2% compare
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 6.2% compare
- 116 Vietnam 6.0% compare
- 117 Chile 6.0% compare
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Moldova?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Moldova was 6.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Moldova ranks 114th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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).