Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 7.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea, 1997–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.8%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2007.
That places Papua New Guinea 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.4% | — |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -75.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +94.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +186.5% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -68.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +186.5% | 4.2% | 11.9% |
| 2019 | +107.5% | 11.9% | 24.7% |
| 2008 | +94.6% | 2.6% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 4.1% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Papua New Guinea was 7.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).