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
5101520199420082022

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

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
Last refreshed

Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.