Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan
Sudan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 25.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan is 25.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan peaked at 25.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1996.
That places Sudan 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.3% | — |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +486.4% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +67.2% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.9% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sudan was 25.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1996.
- How does Sudan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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).