Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 0.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Singapore, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Singapore stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Singapore peaked at 10.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Singapore 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.9% | — |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -80.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -86.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +283.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +219.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +284.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -85.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -50.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 30% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.2%, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +283.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | +284.0% | 2.4% | 9.3% |
| 2018 | +219.7% | 0.8% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 384.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 421.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Singapore?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Singapore was 0.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Singapore rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Singapore ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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).