Tariff rate across all products in Germany
Germany: Tariff rate across all products was 1.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Germany, 2000–2022
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 Germany is 1.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Germany peaked at 3.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
That places Germany 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 138 United States 1.5% compare
- 139 Laos 1.4% compare
- 140 Canada 1.4% compare
- 141 Austria 1.3% compare
- 141 Belgium 1.3% compare
- 141 Bulgaria 1.3% compare
- 141 Croatia 1.3% compare
- 141 Cyprus 1.3% compare
- 141 Czechia 1.3% compare
- 141 Denmark 1.3% compare
- 141 Estonia 1.3% compare
- 141 Finland 1.3% compare
- 141 France 1.3% compare
- 141 Greece 1.3% compare
- 141 Hungary 1.3% compare
- 141 Italy 1.3% compare
- 141 Latvia 1.3% compare
- 141 Lithuania 1.3% compare
- 141 Netherlands 1.3% compare
- 141 Poland 1.3% compare
- 141 Portugal 1.3% compare
- 141 Romania 1.3% compare
- 141 Slovakia 1.3% compare
- 141 Slovenia 1.3% compare
- 141 Spain 1.3% compare
- 141 Sweden 1.3% compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Germany?
- Tariff rate across all products in Germany was 1.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Germany ranks 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.