Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines
Philippines: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 8.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines peaked at 18.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2003.
Philippines ranks 84th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 18.6% | — |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +87.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 7.7% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Philippines was 8.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- How does Philippines rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Philippines ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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).