Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda
Uganda: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 7.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda, 1994–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.9% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda peaked at 13.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2004.
That places Uganda 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -55.6% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +68.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -9.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.7%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +68.8% | 5.3% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | -55.6% | 13.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uganda was 7.9% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.