Tariff rate across all products in Russia

Russia: Tariff rate across all products was 4.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.2%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
93rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 1997
All-time low
3.1%
in 2015
Years of data
22
1993–2021

Tariff rate across all products in Russia, 1993–2021

46810121993200720211993: 6.2 %1994: 9.2 %1996: 9.6 %1997: 11.3 %2001: 10.8 %2002: 10.8 %2005: 10.5 %2007: 7.3 %2008: 8.6 %2009: 8.1 %2010: 5.2 %2011: 7.2 %2012: 6.8 %2013: 6.2 %2014: 5.4 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 3.6 %2017: 3.6 %2018: 3.5 %2019: 5.3 %2020: 4.1 %2021: 4.2 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, tariff rate across all products in Russia stood at 4.2%.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Russia peaked at 11.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.

That places Russia 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.1% 6.2% 11.3% 4
2000s 9.3% 7.3% 10.8% 6
2010s 5.0% 3.1% 7.2% 10
2020s 4.1% 4.1% 4.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Russia?
Tariff rate across all products in Russia was 4.2% in 2021, 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 Russia?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
How does Russia rank for tariff rate across all products?
Russia ranks 93rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia 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

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.