Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Tariff rate across all products was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2021
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 United Arab Emirates is 2.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 115th 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 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -19.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +68.4% | 2.8% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 113 Colombia 2.8% compare
- 113 Lebanon 2.8% compare
- 116 Israel 2.6% compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 2.6% compare
- 118 East Timor 2.5% compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates?
- Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates was 2.6% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for tariff rate across all products?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.