Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger
Niger: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 12.3% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger peaked at 19.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2011.
That places Niger 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.9% | — |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Niger was 12.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Niger ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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).