Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Russia
Russia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Russia, 1993–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Russia is 7.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Russia peaked at 21.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1993.
That places Russia 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.0% | — |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +106.7% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +217.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -69.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +217.5% | 6.8% | 21.6% |
| 1994 | +106.7% | 4.0% | 8.3% |
| 2020 | -69.6% | 21.6% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 4.0% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 6.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 45.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Russia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Russia was 7.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- How does Russia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Russia ranks 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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).