Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Tariff rate across all products was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.0%
Change on year
up 38.9%
World rank
173rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom, 2000–2022

1232000201120222000: 2.4 %2001: 3.4 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 2 %2015: 2 %2016: 2.1 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.8 %2019: 1.8 %2020: 1.3 %2021: 0.72 %2022: 1 %

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 Kingdom is 1.0%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom peaked at 3.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places United Kingdom 173rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4% 1.7% 3.4% 10
2010s 1.8% 1.5% 2.1% 10
2020s 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom?
Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom was 1.0% 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does United Kingdom rank for tariff rate across all products?
United Kingdom ranks 173rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.