Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda

Rwanda: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 11.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.1%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 1993
All-time low
4.1%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1993–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Rwanda, 1993–2022

5101520251993200720221993: 25.3 %2000: 9 %2001: 7.6 %2002: 20.1 %2003: 8.3 %2005: 14.2 %2006: 12.4 %2008: 12.9 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 8 %2011: 6.8 %2012: 9.4 %2013: 8.7 %2014: 8.9 %2015: 9.8 %2016: 7.3 %2018: 4.1 %2019: 9.6 %2020: 10.2 %2021: 12 %2022: 11.1 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Zimbabwe 11.4% compare
  2. 29 Nepal 11.2% compare
  3. 30 Maldives 11.1% compare
  4. 32 Bangladesh 10.6% compare
  5. 33 Egypt 10.4% compare
  6. 34 Samoa 10.4% compare

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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

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.