Tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tariff rate across all products was 8.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2020
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tariff rate across all products in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.4% in 2020, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.