Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo

Congo: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 18.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.2%
World rank
3rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 2022
All-time low
11.6%
in 2015
Years of data
17
1994–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo, 1994–2022

051015201994200820221994: 16.4 %1997: 15.2 %2001: 11.9 %2002: 11.9 %2003: 11.8 %2004: 11.8 %2005: 11.9 %2006: 11.8 %2007: 15.4 %2008: 15.4 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 15.4 %2011: 15.4 %2013: 15.8 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 11.6 %2022: 18.2 %

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 Congo stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo peaked at 18.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2015.

That places Congo 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.8% 15.2% 16.4% 2
2000s 13.0% 11.8% 15.4% 9
2010s 14.8% 11.6% 15.8% 5
2020s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 1 Bermuda 29.5% compare
  2. 2 Solomon Islands 20.7% compare
  3. 3 Equatorial Guinea 18.2% compare
  4. 5 Cameroon 18.1% compare
  5. 6 Belize 18.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo was 18.2% 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2015.
How does Congo rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Congo ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo 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.