Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 13.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
13.7%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2004
All-time low
9.8%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2004–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022

0510152004201320222004: 15.3 %2006: 14.3 %2010: 10.3 %2011: 9.8 %2012: 10.3 %2020: 14.1 %2021: 14.2 %2022: 13.7 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone is 13.7%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.

Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.8% 14.3% 15.3% 2
2010s 10.1% 9.8% 10.3% 3
2020s 14.0% 13.7% 14.2% 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 12 Barbados 14.6% compare
  2. 13 Central African Republic 14.5% compare
  3. 14 Nauru 14.1% compare
  4. 16 Togo 13.6% compare
  5. 17 Antigua and Barbuda 13.1% compare
  6. 18 Grenada 13.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Sierra Leone was 13.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
How does Sierra Leone rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.