Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Africa
South Africa: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 4.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Africa, 1988–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 4.7% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Africa peaked at 13.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 85th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 5.5% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Africa?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in South Africa was 4.7% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.