⚠️ Unconfirmedeconomic2022
Average effective customs tariff rate (simple mean, all products)
Average effective customs tariff rate (simple mean, all products) by country for 2022, based on UNCTAD TRAINS via the World Bank WITS database.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.4%
Median: 7.1%
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Islamic Republic of Iran
20.4%
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Islamic Republic of Iran20.4%
2Sudan20.0%
3Republic of the Congo18.7%
4Cameroon18.6%
5Djibouti18.6%
By Region
Africa11.5%(9 countries)
South America9.1%(7 countries)
Other9.0%(95 countries)
Asia7.7%(25 countries)
North America4.8%(4 countries)
Key Findings
- •Gulf customs-free zones and city-states can show near-zero average applied tariffs (e.g., Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Singapore).
- •Large emerging economies often maintain double-digit simple-mean tariffs, reflecting broad protective schedules rather than a few targeted duties.
- •Neighboring countries with trade agreements can still differ markedly in simple-mean tariffs due to sectoral protection choices (e.g., agriculture vs. manufacturing).
- •Simple-mean tariffs provide a ‘policy stance’ snapshot, but do not measure the full restrictiveness of trade regimes without NTMs.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (25.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.4%)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (95)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
About This Statistic
This statistic shows the average effective customs tariff rate a country applies across all imported products, calculated as a simple (unweighted) mean of applied tariff rates. It offers a quick, comparable snapshot of how open—or protected—a country’s border regime is for goods trade.
Unlike trade-weighted tariffs (which can be biased downward if high tariffs suppress imports), the simple mean highlights the policy stance across the full tariff schedule. It is widely used in trade-policy comparisons, but should be interpreted alongside exemptions, tariff-rate quotas, and non-tariff measures (standards, licensing, etc.), which can also strongly affect market access.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.4% |
| 2 | Sudan | 20.0% |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | 18.7% |
| 4 | Cameroon | 18.6% |
| 5 | Djibouti | 18.6% |
| 6 | Libya | 17.3% |
| 7 | Egypt | 17.0% |
| 8 | Gabon | 16.0% |
| 9 | Tunisia | 16.0% |
| 10 | Morocco | 15.2% |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 15.0% |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 15.0% |
| 13 | India | 14.9% |
| 14 | Maldives | 14.7% |
| 15 | Zambia | 14.7% |
| 16 | Burundi | 14.2% |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 14.1% |
| 18 | Yemen | 14.0% |
| 19 | Venezuela | 13.8% |
| 20 | Brazil | 13.4% |
| 21 | Chad | 13.2% |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 13.0% |
| 23 | Malta | 12.8% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 12.7% |
| 25 | Senegal | 12.7% |
| 26 | Argentina | 12.7% |
| 27 | Pakistan | 12.3% |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 12.2% |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.2% |
| 30 | Madagascar | 12.2% |
| 31 | Mali | 12.0% |
| 32 | Mauritania | 12.0% |
| 33 | Nigeria | 12.0% |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 12.0% |
| 35 | Somalia | 12.0% |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 11.8% |
| 37 | Fiji | 11.8% |
| 38 | South Sudan | 11.7% |
| 39 | Guinea | 11.6% |
| 40 | Bhutan | 11.6% |
| 41 | Ghana | 11.3% |
| 42 | Liberia | 11.3% |
| 43 | Kenya | 11.0% |
| 44 | Nepal | 11.0% |
| 45 | Niger | 11.0% |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.0% |
| 47 | Togo | 11.0% |
| 48 | Cambodia | 10.9% |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.9% |
| 50 | Seychelles | 10.6% |
| 51 | Eritrea | 10.5% |
| 52 | Malawi | 10.4% |
| 53 | Bolivia | 10.3% |
| 54 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.2% |
| 55 | Guyana | 10.2% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 10.2% |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.2% |
| 58 | Uruguay | 10.2% |
| 59 | Cuba | 10.1% |
| 60 | Ecuador | 10.1% |
| 61 | Jordan | 10.1% |
| 62 | Mozambique | 10.1% |
| 63 | Bahrain | 10.1% |
| 64 | Rwanda | 10.0% |
| 65 | Angola | 10.0% |
| 66 | Uganda | 9.9% |
| 67 | Iraq | 9.6% |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 9.3% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 9.2% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 9.2% |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.9% |
| 72 | Jamaica | 8.6% |
| 73 | Eswatini | 8.6% |
| 74 | South Korea | 8.4% |
| 75 | Colombia | 8.3% |
| 76 | Lesotho | 8.2% |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 8.2% |
| 78 | Suriname | 8.1% |
| 79 | Namibia | 7.9% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 7.8% |
| 81 | Dominica | 7.6% |
| 82 | Panama | 7.6% |
| 83 | South Africa | 7.6% |
| 84 | Botswana | 7.6% |
| 85 | People's Republic of China | 7.5% |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.2% |
| 87 | El Salvador | 7.1% |
| 88 | Indonesia | 7.1% |
| 89 | Algeria | 7.1% |
| 90 | Thailand | 7.0% |
| 91 | Mexico | 6.8% |
| 92 | Guatemala | 6.6% |
| 93 | Philippines | 6.3% |
| 94 | Haiti | 6.0% |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 6.0% |
| 96 | Chile | 5.9% |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 5.8% |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 5.7% |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 5.7% |
| 100 | Myanmar | 5.6% |
| 101 | Honduras | 5.6% |
| 102 | Malaysia | 5.6% |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 5.6% |
| 104 | Vietnam | 5.6% |
| 105 | Belize | 5.6% |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 5.4% |
| 107 | Benin | 5.2% |
| 108 | Barbados | 5.2% |
| 109 | Mongolia | 5.1% |
| 110 | Country 532 | 5.1% |
| 111 | Aruba | 5.1% |
| 112 | Albania | 5.1% |
| 113 | Belarus | 5.0% |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 5.0% |
| 115 | Lebanon | 4.9% |
| 116 | Kuwait | 4.7% |
| 117 | Oman | 4.7% |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% |
| 119 | Türkiye | 4.6% |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 4.3% |
| 121 | Qatar | 4.0% |
| 122 | Austria | 4.0% |
| 123 | Peru | 3.3% |
| 124 | Canada | 3.1% |
| 125 | Israel | 3.1% |
| 126 | Andorra | 3.1% |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 2.9% |
| 128 | Ukraine | 2.7% |
| 129 | United States of America | 2.7% |
| 130 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.6% |
| 131 | Romania | 2.6% |
| 132 | Australia | 2.6% |
| 133 | Croatia | 2.4% |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.4% |
| 135 | Cyprus | 2.3% |
| 136 | State of Palestine | 2.2% |
| 137 | New Zealand | 2.1% |
| 138 | Georgia | 1.9% |
| 139 | Japan | 1.9% |
| 140 | France | 1.8% |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 1.8% |
| 142 | Estonia | 1.7% |
| 143 | Greece | 1.7% |
| 144 | Italy | 1.7% |
| 145 | Latvia | 1.7% |
| 146 | Lithuania | 1.7% |
| 147 | Portugal | 1.7% |
| 148 | Spain | 1.7% |
| 149 | Switzerland | 1.7% |
| 150 | Samoa | 1.7% |
| 151 | Germany | 1.6% |
| 152 | Ireland | 1.6% |
| 153 | Montenegro | 1.6% |
| 154 | Netherlands | 1.6% |
| 155 | Poland | 1.6% |
| 156 | Serbia | 1.6% |
| 157 | Slovenia | 1.6% |
| 158 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.6% |
| 159 | Belgium | 1.6% |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 1.5% |
| 161 | Sweden | 1.5% |
| 162 | Denmark | 1.4% |
| 163 | Finland | 1.4% |
| 164 | Slovakia | 1.4% |
| 165 | Hungary | 1.3% |
| 166 | Czech Republic | 1.2% |
| 167 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 168 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 169 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 170 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 171 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 172 | Country 757 | 0.0% |
| 173 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
Showing 174 of 174 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank — World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS), UNCTAD TRAINS (2022).
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