Tariff rate across all products in Philippines
Philippines: Tariff rate across all products was 1.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Philippines, 1988–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Philippines is 1.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Philippines peaked at 22.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 132nd of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22.5% | — |
| 1989 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -34.3% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -41.8% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +138.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -60.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +138.3% | 1.8% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 6.1% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Philippines?
- Tariff rate across all products in Philippines was 1.8% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Philippines ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.