Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia

Gambia: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 16.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.4%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2018
All-time low
11.1%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia, 2003–2022

051015202003201220222003: 11.1 %2007: 14.7 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 13.5 %2010: 12 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 12.5 %2013: 12.7 %2018: 18.1 %2020: 17.8 %2021: 17.7 %2022: 16.4 %

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 Gambia stood at 16.4%.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia peaked at 18.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2003.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia, 2003 to 2022.
Year % Change
2003 11.1%
2007 14.7% +32.7%
2008 14.8% +0.3%
2009 13.5% -8.9%
2010 12.0% -10.7%
2011 12.5% +4.0%
2012 12.5% +0.0%
2013 12.7% +1.3%
2018 18.1% +42.8%
2020 17.8% -1.4%
2021 17.7% -0.7%
2022 16.4% -7.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 16.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.5% 11.1% 14.8% 4
2010s 13.6% 12.0% 18.1% 5
2020s 17.3% 16.4% 17.8% 3

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 7 Djibouti 17.6% compare
  2. 8 Chad 16.8% compare
  3. 9 Gabon 16.6% compare
  4. 11 Bahamas 16.3% compare
  5. 12 Barbados 14.6% compare
  6. 13 Central African Republic 14.5% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Gambia was 16.4% 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 Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2003.
How does Gambia rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Gambia ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia 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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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.