Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Palestine
Palestine: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 8.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Palestine, 2013–2017
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 8.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2017.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over five years.
Palestine ranks 91st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +83.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -5.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Palestine?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Palestine was 8.0% in 2017, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Palestine ranks 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Palestine 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).