Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan
Japan: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan, 1988–2022
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 Japan stood at 1.6%.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan peaked at 5.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Japan ranks 135th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.1% | — |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +94.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +44.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -37.1% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -10.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 55% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +94.1% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 132 Philippines 1.8% compare
- 133 Serbia 1.7% compare
- 134 New Zealand 1.7% compare
- 136 Iceland 1.6% compare
- 137 Mexico 1.6% compare
- 138 United States 1.5% compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Japan was 1.6% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Japan ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.