Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova
Moldova: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova, 1996–2022
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 Moldova stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova peaked at 5.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 171st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +58.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +118.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -55.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -64.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 29% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 169 Seychelles 1.3% compare
- 170 Mauritius 1.2% compare
- 172 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 173 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
- 174 Australia 1.0% compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Moldova was 1.2% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Moldova ranks 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.