Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tariff rate across all products was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom, 2000–2022
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.
Tariff rate across all products in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +38.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 75% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.