Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 11.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 11.1% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda peaked at 25.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.
Rwanda ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.3% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -64.4% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +163.4% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -58.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +70.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +38.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -44.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +134.1% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -7.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 11.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 11.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +163.4% | 7.6% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.5% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda was 11.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Rwanda ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.