Tariff rate across all products in Rwanda

Rwanda: Tariff rate across all products was 11.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.1%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 1993
All-time low
4.1%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1993–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Rwanda, 1993–2022

5101520251993200720221993: 25.3 %2000: 9 %2001: 7.6 %2002: 20.1 %2003: 8.3 %2005: 14.2 %2006: 12.4 %2008: 12.9 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 8 %2011: 6.8 %2012: 9.4 %2013: 8.7 %2014: 8.9 %2015: 9.8 %2016: 7.3 %2018: 4.1 %2019: 9.6 %2020: 10.2 %2021: 12 %2022: 11.1 %

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 Rwanda stood at 11.1%.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Rwanda peaked at 25.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.

Rwanda ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.3% 25.3% 25.3% 1
2000s 11.5% 7.5% 20.1% 8
2010s 8.1% 4.1% 9.8% 9
2020s 11.1% 10.2% 12.0% 3

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 28 Zimbabwe 11.4% compare
  2. 29 Nepal 11.2% compare
  3. 30 Maldives 11.1% compare
  4. 32 Bangladesh 10.6% compare
  5. 33 Egypt 10.4% compare
  6. 34 Samoa 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Rwanda?
Tariff rate across all products in Rwanda was 11.1% 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1993.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
How does Rwanda rank for tariff rate across all products?
Rwanda ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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.