Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya peaked at 20.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 12.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.3% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya was 11.7% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.