Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo
Congo: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 18.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo, 1994–2022
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 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.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.4% | — |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +57.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +57.4% | 11.6% | 18.2% |
| 2007 | +30.9% | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| 2015 | -26.8% | 15.8% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Bermuda 29.5% compare
- 2 Solomon Islands 20.7% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 18.2% compare
- 5 Cameroon 18.1% compare
- 6 Belize 18.1% compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.