Tariff rate across all products in Australia
Australia: Tariff rate across all products was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Australia, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Australia is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Australia peaked at 18.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Australia 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Australia?
- Tariff rate across all products in Australia was 1.0% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Australia ranks 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.