Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 8.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
8.8%
Change on year
down 58.1%
World rank
51st
of 184 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 1996
All-time low
8.8%
in 2020
Years of data
21
1996–2020

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1996–2020

051015201996200820201996: 21.6 %1999: 17.9 %2000: 13.1 %2001: 12.6 %2002: 13.7 %2003: 13.7 %2006: 12.4 %2007: 12.3 %2008: 13.6 %2009: 15.1 %2010: 13 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 12.3 %2014: 12.3 %2015: 12.3 %2016: 12.3 %2017: 21.1 %2018: 21.1 %2019: 21.1 %2020: 8.8 %

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

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 8.8% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 58.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 21.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2020.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 51st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.7% 17.9% 21.6% 2
2000s 13.3% 12.3% 15.1% 8
2010s 15.0% 12.3% 21.1% 10
2020s 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 1

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  4. 52 Madagascar 8.7% compare
  5. 53 Mauritania 8.7% compare
  6. 54 Tanzania 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 8.8% in 2020, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.