Tariff rate across all products in Venezuela

Venezuela: Tariff rate across all products was 12.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.8%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 1992
All-time low
8.4%
in 2013
Years of data
28
1992–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Venezuela, 1992–2022

0510151992200720221992: 16.4 %1995: 11.5 %1997: 13.4 %1998: 13.7 %1999: 13 %2000: 13.4 %2001: 14.5 %2002: 13.7 %2003: 12.8 %2004: 11.9 %2005: 12.8 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 11.1 %2008: 9.6 %2009: 9.1 %2010: 10 %2011: 8.6 %2012: 8.6 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 10.7 %2016: 10 %2017: 11 %2018: 8.9 %2019: 10.2 %2020: 14.1 %2021: 13.6 %2022: 12.8 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 12.8% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Venezuela peaked at 16.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2013.

Venezuela ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.6% 11.5% 16.4% 5
2000s 11.9% 9.1% 14.5% 10
2010s 9.6% 8.4% 11.0% 10
2020s 13.5% 12.8% 14.1% 3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 16 Togo 13.6% compare
  2. 17 Antigua and Barbuda 13.1% compare
  3. 18 Grenada 13.0% compare
  4. 20 Ethiopia 12.7% compare
  5. 21 Guinea 12.6% compare
  6. 22 Cape Verde 12.6% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Venezuela?
Tariff rate across all products in Venezuela was 12.8% 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1992.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2013.
How does Venezuela rank for tariff rate across all products?
Venezuela ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela 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.