Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Poland
Poland: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 1.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Poland, 1991–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Poland stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Poland peaked at 27.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 152nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.0% | — |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +200.7% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +96.4% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -52.5% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +48.5% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -71.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -34.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +200.7% | 4.6% | 13.8% |
| 1997 | +96.4% | 13.8% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 4.6% | 27.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 2.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 149 Mauritius 2.6% compare
- 150 East Timor 2.5% compare
- 151 United States 2.5% compare
- 152 Austria 1.9% compare
- 152 Belgium 1.9% compare
- 152 Bulgaria 1.9% compare
- 152 Croatia 1.9% compare
- 152 Cyprus 1.9% compare
- 152 Czechia 1.9% compare
- 152 Denmark 1.9% compare
- 152 Estonia 1.9% compare
- 152 Finland 1.9% compare
- 152 France 1.9% compare
- 152 Germany 1.9% compare
- 152 Greece 1.9% compare
- 152 Hungary 1.9% compare
- 152 Ireland 1.9% compare
- 152 Italy 1.9% compare
- 152 Latvia 1.9% compare
- 152 Lithuania 1.9% compare
- 152 Malta 1.9% compare
- 152 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 152 Portugal 1.9% compare
- 152 Romania 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovakia 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovenia 1.9% compare
- 152 Spain 1.9% compare
- 152 Sweden 1.9% compare
More private sector data for Poland
- Merchandise trade 80.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 77.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 86.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Poland?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Poland was 1.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Poland ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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).