South Korea vs Malawi: Tariff rate across all products
South Korea
5.7%
in 2022
Malawi
6.0%
in 2021
South Korea rank
75th
Malawi rank
72nd
Tariff rate across all products over time
- South Korea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
South Korea ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 17.1% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 9.3% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 2.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate across all products, South Korea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.0% against 5.7% in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tariff rate across all products between South Korea and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malawi?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do South Korea and Malawi rank globally for tariff rate across all products?
- South Korea ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.