Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 17.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu, 2002–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu is 17.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu peaked at 32.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.3% | — |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +47.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.8% | 32.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.7% | 20.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.5% | 20.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Vanuatu was 17.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Vanuatu ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).