Malawi vs Panama: Tariff rate across all products
Malawi
6.0%
in 2021
Panama
5.9%
in 2022
Malawi rank
72nd
Panama rank
73rd
Tariff rate across all products over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.0% against 5.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 73rd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 9.7% | 7.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 6.1% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate across all products, Malawi or Panama?
- Malawi, at 6.0% against 5.9% in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tariff rate across all products between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for tariff rate across all products?
- Malawi ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 73rd 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.