Tariff rate across all products in Uganda

Uganda: Tariff rate across all products was 7.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
59th
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 1994
All-time low
5.3%
in 2004
Years of data
23
1994–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Uganda, 1994–2022

0510151994200820221994: 13.5 %2000: 6 %2001: 6.1 %2002: 6 %2003: 5.5 %2004: 5.3 %2005: 9 %2006: 7.7 %2007: 8.4 %2008: 8.8 %2009: 9.2 %2010: 9.2 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 8.9 %2013: 8.5 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 7.9 %2016: 7.3 %2018: 8 %2019: 8.1 %2020: 8.1 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 7.9 %

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 Uganda stood at 7.9%.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Uganda peaked at 13.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2004.

That places Uganda 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 1
2000s 7.2% 5.3% 9.2% 10
2010s 8.3% 7.3% 9.2% 9
2020s 8.2% 7.9% 8.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Uganda?
Tariff rate across all products in Uganda was 7.9% 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1994.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2004.
How does Uganda rank for tariff rate across all products?
Uganda ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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.