Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Tariff rate across all products was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.6%
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
115th
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 2017
All-time low
2.6%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2005–2021

Tariff rate across all products in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2021

0123452005201320212005: 4.2 %2007: 3.7 %2008: 3.6 %2009: 3.6 %2011: 3.9 %2012: 3.5 %2013: 3.6 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 4.4 %2019: 3.9 %2020: 3.3 %2021: 2.6 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

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.