Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tariff rate across all products was 1.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius, 1995–2022
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.
Tariff rate across all products in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.5% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -23.6% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -61.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -63.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -46.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 30% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 167 Costa Rica 1.3% compare
- 167 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 169 Seychelles 1.3% compare
- 171 Moldova 1.2% compare
- 172 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 173 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.