Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 11.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.5%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
27th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2002
All-time low
4.8%
in 2015
Years of data
15
2002–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Vanuatu, 2002–2022

51015202002201220222002: 20.3 %2003: 17.1 %2004: 17.1 %2005: 17.2 %2006: 15.8 %2007: 18.9 %2008: 18.8 %2009: 18.8 %2012: 5.5 %2015: 4.8 %2016: 7.8 %2017: 8.3 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 11.1 %2022: 11.5 %

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

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 11.5% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Vanuatu peaked at 20.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2015.

Vanuatu ranks 27th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.0% 15.8% 20.3% 8
2010s 6.6% 4.8% 8.3% 4
2020s 11.7% 11.1% 12.7% 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 24 Iran 12.1% compare
  2. 25 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
  3. 25 Kenya 11.7% compare
  4. 28 Zimbabwe 11.4% compare
  5. 29 Nepal 11.2% compare
  6. 30 Maldives 11.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Vanuatu?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Vanuatu was 11.5% 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2015.
How does Vanuatu rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Vanuatu ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.