Rwanda: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%)

Key figures

Since 1993 it is down 0.81 percentage points from 24.87% in 1993. The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Rwanda's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) rose 0.52 percentage points on 2021 (from 23.54% to 24.06%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +0.65 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.9 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.95 percentage points in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.8 percentage points in 2003. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Rwanda had the 3rd 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 Rwanda in the 2022 ranking

• Bermuda — 1st of 139: 45.12%
• Belize — 2nd of 139: 38.57%
• Chad — 4th of 139: 23.79%
• Tanzania — 5th of 139: 22.36%
• Barbados — 6th of 139: 20.19%

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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

All 21 values

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

• Angola — 9.84% (2022)
• Benin — 12.27% (2022)
• Botswana — 7.68% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 5.64% (2022)
• Burundi — 16.01% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 14.73% (2022)
• Cameroon — 19.92% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 20.06% (2022)
• Chad — 23.79% (2022)

More trade data for Rwanda

• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 10.43% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 11.35% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 6.23% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 11.43% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) — 11.87% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 13.37% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) — 11.11% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) — 18.15% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%)?

24.06% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 0.81 percentage points from 24.87% in 1993. The highest value was 24.87% in 1993 and the lowest 5.6% in 2018.

How does Rwanda rank?

3rd highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) unusual for Rwanda?

In 2022, Rwanda's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) rose 0.52 percentage points on 2021 (from 23.54% to 24.06%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was +0.65 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.9 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.TCOM.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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