Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia
Namibia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia is 7.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 60.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia peaked at 14.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.5% | — |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +182.4% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -69.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 91 Palestine, State of 8.0% compare
- 92 Mozambique 7.9% compare
- 93 Mongolia 7.9% compare
- 95 Papua New Guinea 7.8% compare
- 96 Mexico 7.7% compare
- 97 Nicaragua 7.7% compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Namibia was 7.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Namibia ranks 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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).