Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles
Seychelles: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 15.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles stood at 15.8%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles peaked at 93.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2015.
Seychelles ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +103.4% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -81.5% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +65.0% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +442.9% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -83.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 33.8% | 68.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 9.9% | 93.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Seychelles was 15.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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).