Tariff rate across all products in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tariff rate across all products was 3.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Eswatini, 2001–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Eswatini stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Eswatini peaked at 10.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
Eswatini ranks 110th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate across all products in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% | — |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +237.7% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +60.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -47.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +78.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -90.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +70.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -44.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +124.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +39.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 34% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 2.6% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 107 Botswana 3.2% compare
- 108 Jordan 3.2% compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 3.0% compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 2.9% compare
- 111 Montenegro 2.9% compare
- 113 Colombia 2.8% compare
- 113 Lebanon 2.8% compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Eswatini?
- Tariff rate across all products in Eswatini was 3.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Eswatini ranks 110th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.