Tariff rate across all products in Gambia

Gambia: Tariff rate across all products was 16.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.4%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2018
All-time low
11.1%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Gambia, 2003–2022

051015202003201220222003: 11.1 %2007: 14.7 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 13.5 %2010: 12 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 12.5 %2013: 12.7 %2018: 18.1 %2020: 17.8 %2021: 17.7 %2022: 16.4 %

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 Gambia is 16.4%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Gambia peaked at 18.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2003.

Gambia ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.5% 11.1% 14.8% 4
2010s 13.6% 12.0% 18.1% 5
2020s 17.3% 16.4% 17.8% 3

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 8 Chad 16.8% compare
  2. 9 Gabon 16.6% compare
  3. 11 Bahamas 16.3% compare
  4. 12 Barbados 14.6% compare
  5. 13 Central African Republic 14.5% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Gambia?
Tariff rate across all products in Gambia was 16.4% 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 Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2003.
How does Gambia rank for tariff rate across all products?
Gambia ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia 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.