Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 4.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Yemen stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Yemen peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 132nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -13.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.9%, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 4.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.2%, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 129 Afghanistan 5.0% compare
- 130 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
- 131 Argentina 4.7% compare
- 133 French Polynesia 4.6% compare
- 134 Qatar 4.5% compare
- 135 Brazil 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 44.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.45 billion current US$ (2016)
- Food exports 63.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 308.66 million current US$ (2016)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Yemen?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Yemen was 4.6% in 2017, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Yemen ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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).