Tariff rate across all products in Pakistan
Pakistan: Tariff rate across all products was 7.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Pakistan, 1995–2022
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 Pakistan stood at 7.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Pakistan peaked at 44.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate across all products in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.9% | — |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | -43.2% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -15.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 7.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 23.1% | 44.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 9.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 59 Uganda 7.9% compare
- 60 Dominica 7.8% compare
- 61 Suriname 7.8% compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 7.5% compare
- 64 Brazil 7.3% compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 7.2% compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 7.2% compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Pakistan?
- Tariff rate across all products in Pakistan was 7.6% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Pakistan ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.