Tariff rate across all products in United States
United States: Tariff rate across all products was 1.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in United States, 1989–2022
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 United States stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in United States peaked at 13.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
United States ranks 138th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
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- 141 Bulgaria 1.3% compare
- 141 Croatia 1.3% compare
- 141 Cyprus 1.3% compare
- 141 Czechia 1.3% compare
- 141 Denmark 1.3% compare
- 141 Estonia 1.3% compare
- 141 Finland 1.3% compare
- 141 France 1.3% compare
- 141 Germany 1.3% compare
- 141 Greece 1.3% compare
- 141 Hungary 1.3% compare
- 141 Ireland 1.3% compare
- 141 Italy 1.3% compare
- 141 Latvia 1.3% compare
- 141 Lithuania 1.3% compare
- 141 Malta 1.3% compare
- 141 Netherlands 1.3% compare
- 141 Poland 1.3% compare
- 141 Portugal 1.3% compare
- 141 Romania 1.3% compare
- 141 Slovakia 1.3% compare
- 141 Slovenia 1.3% compare
- 141 Spain 1.3% compare
- 141 Sweden 1.3% compare
More reference data data for United States
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0594 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5014 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8696 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.86 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9189 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in United States?
- Tariff rate across all products in United States was 1.5% 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for tariff rate across all products?
- United States ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.