United Arab Emirates's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) was 4.72% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.48 percentage points from 5.2% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.72% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 3.85% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.2% | 2011 |
| Highest | 6.88% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 3.85% | 2016 |
| Average since 2012 | 4.83% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 4.94% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, United Arab Emirates' tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) fell 0.11 percentage points on 2020 (from 4.83% to 4.72%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2020), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 3.03 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.66 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 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 2021, United Arab Emirates had the 18th 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 United Arab Emirates in the 2021 ranking
- Belarus — 15th of 21: 6.03%
- Russian Federation — 16th of 21: 5.99%
- French Polynesia — 17th of 21: 5%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 19th of 21: 4.48%
- Serbia — 20th of 21: 4.14%
- Sudan — 21st of 21: 0%
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 15 values
| Year | Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.72 |
| 2020 | 4.83 |
| 2019 | 5.15 |
| 2018 | 5.22 |
| 2017 | 6.88 |
| 2016 | 3.85 |
| 2015 | 4.11 |
| 2014 | 4.18 |
| 2013 | 4.61 |
| 2012 | 4.74 |
| 2011 |
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) in nearby economies
More trade data for United Arab Emirates
- Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 163.2 (2024)
- Import value index (2015 = 100) — 209.3 (2024)
- Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 107.8 (2024)
- Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 145.8 (2024)
- Export value index (2015 = 100) — 201.6 (2024)
- Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 100% (2021)
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.62% (2021)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.64% (2021)
- Binding coverage, all products (%)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)?
- 4.72% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 0.22 percentage points from 4.94% in 2005. The highest value was 6.88% in 2017 and the lowest 3.85% in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 18th highest of 21 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) unusual for United Arab Emirates?
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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