Tariff rate across all products in Egypt

Egypt: Tariff rate across all products was 10.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.4%
Change on year
up 27.4%
World rank
33rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2002
All-time low
6.6%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1995–2019

Tariff rate across all products in Egypt, 1995–2019

51015201995200720191995: 17.1 %1998: 14.2 %1999: 16.7 %2000: 16.8 %2001: 16.7 %2002: 19.9 %2003: 15 %2004: 10.6 %2005: 8.8 %2006: 10.1 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 8 %2009: 8.3 %2010: 9.7 %2011: 7.7 %2012: 7.5 %2013: 8.6 %2014: 7.4 %2015: 7.1 %2016: 6.6 %2017: 7.4 %2018: 8.2 %2019: 10.4 %

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 Egypt is 10.4%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Egypt peaked at 19.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2016.

Egypt ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.0% 14.2% 17.1% 3
2000s 12.3% 8.0% 19.9% 10
2010s 8.1% 6.6% 10.4% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  2. 31 Rwanda 11.1% compare
  3. 32 Bangladesh 10.6% compare
  4. 34 Samoa 10.4% compare
  5. 35 Benin 10.2% compare
  6. 36 Sao Tome and Principe 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Egypt?
Tariff rate across all products in Egypt was 10.4% in 2019, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for tariff rate across all products?
Egypt ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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

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