Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea
South Korea: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 5.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea, 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 South Korea stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea peaked at 15.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2018.
South Korea ranks 75th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13.9% | — |
| 1989 | 10.6% | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +119.6% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -56.6% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +61.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +51.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -41.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +16.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 5.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 4.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +119.6% | 6.8% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.9% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Korea was 5.7% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- South Korea ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.