Tariff rate across all products in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tariff rate across all products was 9.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Nigeria, 1988–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 9.3% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Nigeria peaked at 91.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 16.1% | 91.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 9.3% | 21.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 12.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Nigeria?
- Tariff rate across all products in Nigeria was 9.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Nigeria ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.