Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar
Qatar: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 4.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar is 4.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar peaked at 8.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2020.
That places Qatar 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +123.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Qatar was 4.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Qatar ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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).