Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Kenya

Kenya: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.7%
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
25th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 1994
All-time low
6.3%
in 2006
Years of data
23
1994–2022

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

51015201994200820221994: 20.6 %1999: 12.9 %2000: 16.5 %2001: 15 %2002: 12.2 %2004: 10.4 %2005: 6.6 %2006: 6.3 %2007: 6.8 %2008: 7.3 %2009: 9.5 %2010: 7.3 %2011: 6.6 %2012: 12.4 %2013: 9.6 %2014: 10.6 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 12.2 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 11.5 %2020: 9.3 %2021: 9.3 %2022: 11.7 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 22 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
  2. 23 Ghana 12.5% compare
  3. 24 Iran 12.1% compare
  4. 25 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
  5. 27 Vanuatu 11.5% compare
  6. 28 Zimbabwe 11.4% compare

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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

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.