Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 12.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.6%
Change on year
up 26.1%
World rank
22nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2005
All-time low
10.0%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2005–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde, 2005–2022

0510152005201320222005: 13.8 %2006: 13.2 %2007: 12.2 %2008: 12.2 %2009: 11.9 %2010: 11.1 %2011: 10.3 %2012: 10.6 %2013: 10.9 %2015: 10.9 %2019: 11.6 %2020: 12.2 %2021: 10 %2022: 12.6 %

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 for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde stood at 12.6%.

The figure is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde peaked at 13.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2021.

Cape Verde ranks 22nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7% 11.9% 13.8% 5
2010s 10.9% 10.3% 11.6% 6
2020s 11.6% 10.0% 12.6% 3

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  5. 24 Iran 12.1% compare
  6. 25 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
  7. 25 Kenya 11.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cape Verde was 12.6% 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 for primary and manufactured products recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
How does Cape Verde rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Cape Verde ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde 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 for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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.