Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius

Mauritius: Tariff rate across all products was 1.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
170th
of 184 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
27
1995–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius, 1995–2022

05101520251995200820221995: 23.5 %1996: 18 %1997: 19.2 %1998: 23.8 %1999: 20 %2000: 11.7 %2001: 12 %2002: 12.9 %2004: 12 %2005: 4.7 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 2.2 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 0.81 %2012: 0.91 %2013: 0.98 %2014: 0.69 %2015: 0.68 %2016: 0.79 %2017: 0.87 %2018: 0.81 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 0.92 %2021: 1.3 %2022: 1.2 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 1.2% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Mauritius peaked at 23.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

That places Mauritius 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.9% 18.0% 23.8% 5
2000s 6.7% 1.2% 12.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 10
2020s 1.1% 0.9% 1.3% 3

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 167 Costa Rica 1.3% compare
  2. 167 Switzerland 1.3% compare
  3. 169 Seychelles 1.3% compare
  4. 171 Moldova 1.2% compare
  5. 172 Vietnam 1.1% compare
  6. 173 United Kingdom 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Mauritius?
Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius was 1.2% 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for tariff rate across all products?
Mauritius ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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.