Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Republic of Moldova
Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1996.
Republic of 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 Republic of 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% |
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 |
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More private sector data for Republic of Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 56.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 38.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Republic of Moldova?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1996.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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).