Tariff rate across all products in China
China: Tariff rate across all products was 2.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in China, 1992–2022
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 China is 2.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in China peaked at 32.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
That places China 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 22.3% | 14.5% | 32.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in China?
- Tariff rate across all products in China was 2.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does China rank for tariff rate across all products?
- China ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.