Tariff rate across all products in Singapore
Singapore: Tariff rate across all products was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Singapore, 1989–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0% for tariff rate across all products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Singapore peaked at 3.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Singapore 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate across all products in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.3% | — |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -89.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -84.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +220.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -62.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +242.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +62.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -87.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +400.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | +242.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | +220.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Singapore?
- Tariff rate across all products in Singapore was 0.0% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Singapore rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Singapore ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.