Tariff rate across all products in India
India: Tariff rate across all products was 4.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in India, 1990–2022
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 India is 4.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in India peaked at 56.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2022.
India ranks 87th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 20.1% | 56.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 6.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in India?
- Tariff rate across all products in India was 4.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- How does India rank for tariff rate across all products?
- India ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.