Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 35.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 35.9% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda peaked at 36.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 4th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.9% | — |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -53.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +83.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -40.8% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +46.9% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 11.5% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.3% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 24.7% | 36.3% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Rwanda was 35.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).