Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 25.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Uganda, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Uganda is 25.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Uganda peaked at 25.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2003.
That places Uganda 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.7% | — |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -65.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +84.1% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +7.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 25.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.1% | 7.9% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.6% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 25.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Uganda?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Uganda was 25.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).