Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal
Nepal: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 11.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal peaked at 917.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2014.
Nepal ranks 55th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.2% | — |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +84.8% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 917.8% | +7744.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -98.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 9.2% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 111.5% | 9.0% | 917.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 8.5% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 52 Cuba 12.2% compare
- 53 El Salvador 12.2% compare
- 54 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 56 Togo 11.5% compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 11.3% compare
- 58 Iceland 11.3% compare
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Nepal was 11.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 917.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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).