Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.5%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
63rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 1999
All-time low
4.9%
in 2002
Years of data
18
1991–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2022

51015201991200620221991: 13.2 %1992: 15.1 %1996: 7.2 %1999: 17.9 %2001: 6.6 %2002: 4.9 %2003: 5.5 %2004: 6.2 %2005: 8.3 %2006: 12.3 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 14 %2010: 8.6 %2011: 8.6 %2012: 8.7 %2013: 8.6 %2021: 8.9 %2022: 7.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2022, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 7.5%.

The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 17.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2002.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.3% 7.2% 17.9% 4
2000s 8.5% 4.9% 14.0% 8
2010s 8.6% 8.6% 8.7% 4
2020s 8.2% 7.5% 8.9% 2

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 60 Dominica 7.8% compare
  2. 61 Suriname 7.8% compare
  3. 62 Pakistan 7.6% compare
  4. 64 Brazil 7.3% compare
  5. 65 Burkina Faso 7.2% compare
  6. 65 Cote d'Ivoire 7.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.5% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2002.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.