Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 18.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone stood at 18.0%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.9% | — |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sierra Leone was 18.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).