Tariff rate across all products in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tariff rate across all products was 9.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Tunisia, 1990–2016
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 Tunisia is 9.3%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 137.3% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Tunisia peaked at 27.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 39th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.9% | — |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +108.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -67.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +137.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products in Tunisia 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 | +137.3% | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| 2006 | +108.2% | 8.8% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.7% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 8.8% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Tunisia?
- Tariff rate across all products in Tunisia was 9.3% in 2016, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Tunisia ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.