Malta's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) was 4.06% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.54 percentage points from 5.6% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.06% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 5.16% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.6% | 2012 |
| Highest | 7.36% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 4.06% | 2022 |
| Average since 2013 | 5.25% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 6.52% | 1997 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Malta's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) fell 0.75 percentage points on 2021 (from 4.81% to 4.06%).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.1 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.75 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.12 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Malta had the 88th highest value of the 139 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 Malta in the 2022 ranking
What this measures
Simple mean applied tariff is the unweighted average of effectively applied rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. 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. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of simple mean tariffs. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).
All 22 values
| Year | Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.06 |
| 2021 | 4.81 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 5.87 |
| 2018 | 5.24 |
| 2017 | 5.16 |
| 2016 | 5.32 |
| 2015 | 5.69 |
| 2014 | 5.72 |
| 2013 | 5.38 |
| 2012 |
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) in nearby economies
More trade data for Malta
- Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 0% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.03% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 3.24% (2022)
- Binding coverage, all products (%) — 0% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 5.24% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) — 2.68% (2022)
- Binding coverage, primary products (%) — 0% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) — 8.99% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malta's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)?
- 4.06% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is down 2.46 percentage points from 6.52% in 1997. The highest value was 7.36% in 2005 and the lowest 4.06% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank?
- 88th highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) unusual for Malta?
- In 2022, Malta's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) fell 0.75 percentage points on 2021 (from 4.81% to 4.06%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.TCOM.SM.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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