Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 9.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia, 1990–2016
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia peaked at 28.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 79th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.4% | — |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 12.0% | 28.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Tunisia was 9.1% in 2016, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Tunisia ranks 79th out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).