Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in United States
United States: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 2.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in United States, 1989–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in United States stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in United States peaked at 134.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
That places United States 151st 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.4% | — |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -41.5% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +73.9% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +104.4% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -38.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +121.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 134.8% | +1536.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -97.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1536.4% | 8.2% | 134.8% |
| 2017 | +121.4% | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| 1999 | +104.4% | 4.1% | 8.3% |
| 2020 | -97.5% | 134.8% | 3.3% |
| 1998 | +73.9% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 1997 | -41.5% | 4.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 3.8% | 134.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 148 China 2.8% compare
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- 150 East Timor 2.5% compare
- 152 Austria 1.9% compare
- 152 Belgium 1.9% compare
- 152 Bulgaria 1.9% compare
- 152 Croatia 1.9% compare
- 152 Cyprus 1.9% compare
- 152 Czechia 1.9% compare
- 152 Denmark 1.9% compare
- 152 Estonia 1.9% compare
- 152 Finland 1.9% compare
- 152 France 1.9% compare
- 152 Germany 1.9% compare
- 152 Greece 1.9% compare
- 152 Hungary 1.9% compare
- 152 Ireland 1.9% compare
- 152 Italy 1.9% compare
- 152 Latvia 1.9% compare
- 152 Lithuania 1.9% compare
- 152 Malta 1.9% compare
- 152 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 152 Poland 1.9% compare
- 152 Portugal 1.9% compare
- 152 Romania 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovakia 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovenia 1.9% compare
- 152 Spain 1.9% compare
- 152 Sweden 1.9% compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in United States?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in United States was 2.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 134.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- United States ranks 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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).