Ethiopia: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%)

Key figures

Since 1995 it is down 5.49 percentage points from 18.15% in 1995. The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2021, Ethiopia had the 2nd highest value of the 21 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ethiopia in the 2021 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1st of 21: 13.07%
• Zimbabwe — 3rd of 21: 11.37%
• Palau — 4th of 21: 9.49%
• Fiji — 5th of 21: 8.35%

What this measures

Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied 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. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.

All 12 values

Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in nearby economies

• Angola — 8.85% (2022)
• Benin — 10.16% (2022)
• Botswana — 3.23% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 7.25% (2022)
• Burundi — 8.96% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 12.56% (2022)
• Cameroon — 18.08% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 14.48% (2022)
• Chad — 16.8% (2022)
• Comoros

More trade data for Ethiopia

• Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 108.1 (2024)
• Import value index (2015 = 100) — 133 (2024)
• Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 118.5 (2024)
• Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 108.4 (2024)
• Export value index (2015 = 100) — 158 (2024)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 18.4% (2021)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 17.07% (2021)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.86% (2021)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.88% (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Ethiopia's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%)?

12.66% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 5.49 percentage points from 18.15% in 1995. The highest value was 18.15% in 1995 and the lowest 9.96% in 2012.

How does Ethiopia rank?

2nd highest of 21 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB); Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Integrated Data Base (IDB), World Trade Organization (WTO); Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS), World Trade Organization….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB); Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Integrated Data Base (IDB), World Trade Organization (WTO); Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS), World Trade Organization… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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