Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia

Tunisia: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 9.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
9.3%
Change on year
up 137.3%
World rank
39th
of 184 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 1995
All-time low
3.9%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1990–2016

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia, 1990–2016

5101520251990200320161990: 25.9 %1992: 26 %1995: 27.4 %1998: 25.7 %2000: 23.4 %2002: 26.4 %2003: 22.1 %2004: 22.4 %2005: 8.8 %2006: 18.3 %2008: 15.9 %2009: 18.6 %2010: 13.8 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 12.6 %2013: 4.1 %2015: 3.9 %2016: 9.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2016, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia stood at 9.3%.

That represents a change of up 137.3% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia peaked at 27.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2015.

Tunisia ranks 39th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.2% 25.7% 27.4% 4
2000s 19.5% 8.8% 26.4% 8
2010s 9.7% 3.9% 14.5% 6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 36 Sao Tome and Principe 10.0% compare
  2. 37 Aruba 9.7% compare
  3. 38 Palau 9.5% compare
  4. 40 Nigeria 9.3% compare
  5. 41 Guyana 9.3% compare
  6. 42 Algeria 9.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tunisia was 9.3% in 2016, 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2015.
How does Tunisia rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Tunisia ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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.