Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 3.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea, 1997–2021
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.6% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2007.
That places Papua New Guinea 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.6% | — |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +76.8% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +69.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +76.8% | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| 2000 | -80.0% | 15.7% | 3.1% |
| 2008 | +74.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| 2019 | +69.2% | 4.6% | 7.8% |
| 2020 | -53.2% | 7.8% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Papua New Guinea was 3.6% in 2021, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.