Tariff rate across all products in Nepal
Nepal: Tariff rate across all products was 11.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Nepal, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Nepal stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Nepal peaked at 421.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2014.
Nepal ranks 29th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate across all products in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.0% | — |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 421.5% | +3071.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -6.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 11.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 11.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.7%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3071.6% | 13.3% | 421.5% |
| 2009 | -97.0% | 421.5% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 12.7% | 421.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Nepal?
- Tariff rate across all products in Nepal was 11.2% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 421.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Nepal ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.