According to estimates, President Trump's proposals to impose universal tariffs as well as tariffs on Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican imports would considerably increase the average tariff rate. If Trump's proposals go into effect, it is estimated that the average tariff rate of all imports would almost triple, marking the highest rate in the United States since 1969.

United States US: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data was reported at 3.020 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.990 % for 2015. United States US: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data is updated yearly, averaging 3.570 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.340 % in 1997 and a record low of 2.940 % in 2014. United States US: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Trade Tariffs. Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database.; ;

According to a 2024 survey, 39 percent of Americans believed that imposing higher tariffs on U.S. trade partners would help the U.S. economy, while 25 percent predicted it would hurt the economy. Additionally, more than half of respondents thought increasing tariffs would negatively impact the affordability of goods in the country.

Brazil BR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data was reported at 13.500 % in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 13.500 % for 2021. Brazil BR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data is updated yearly, averaging 13.565 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.030 % in 1989 and a record low of 12.230 % in 2007. Brazil BR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Trade Tariffs. Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.;;The tariff data for the European Union (EU) apply to EU Member States in alignment with the EU membership for the respective countries/economies and years. In the context of the tariff data, the EU membership for a given country/economy and year is defined for the entire year during which the country/economy was a member of the EU (irrespective of the date of accession to or withdrawal from the EU within a given year). The tariff data for the EU are, thus, applicable to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (EU Member State(s) since 1958), Denmark and Ireland (EU Member State(s) since 1973), the United Kingdom (EU Member State(s) from 1973 until 2020), Greece (EU Member State(s) since 1981), Spain and Portugal (EU Member State(s) since 1986), Austria, Finland, and Sweden (EU Member State(s) since 1995), Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia (EU Member State(s) since 2004), Romania and Bulgaria (EU Member State(s) since 2007), Croatia (EU Member State(s) since 2013). For more information, please revisit the technical note on bilateral applied tariff (https://wits.worldbank.org/Bilateral-Tariff-Technical-Note.html).

In early April, claiming to boost the country's domestic economy, President Trump made an executive order to implement new, widespread tariffs. In addition to the 10 percent baseline tariff imposed on all U.S. imports, Trump also announced specific tariffs on a number of important trading partners, such as the European Union, China, and Vietnam, which account for over 40 percent of all U.S. imports. The baseline tariffs are set to go into effect on April 5, and the customized tariffs April 9.

Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Brazil was reported at 13.5 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Turkey TR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data was reported at 10.820 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.430 % for 2015. Turkey TR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data is updated yearly, averaging 9.920 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.430 % in 2015 and a record low of 9.340 % in 1993. Turkey TR: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank: Trade Tariffs. Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database.; ;

Norway tariff rates for 2021 was 3.00%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.

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<li>Norway tariff rates for 2020 was <strong>2.80%</strong>, a <strong>0.18% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Norway tariff rates for 2019 was <strong>2.62%</strong>, a <strong>0.58% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Norway tariff rates for 2018 was <strong>3.20%</strong>, a <strong>0.07% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.

In the wake of the Great Depression, many European economies adopted protectionist policies in order to boost their domestic industries and shield them from foreign competition. The most common way that countries do this is by placing restrictions and huge tariffs on foreign imports, therefore giving an advantage to producers in their home markets. Following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the global depression that followed, fifteen countries in Europe increased import tariffs by an average of 64 percent; with tariffs more than doubling in Germany, who had been struggling with the economic fallout of the First World War for more than a decade by this point. Tariffs in the agricultural sector also increased significantly, more than tripling in Germany and more than doubling in France and Italy.

Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in Iran was reported at 12.83 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In 2016, Egypt had the highest most favored nation tariffs for non-agricultural products at about 61 percent. Within the Middle East and North Africa region, animal products, dairy, beverages and tobacco have higher tariffs than other products. Tariffs increase prices for domestic consumers and producers reducing competitiveness.

Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Vietnam was reported at 9.65 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vietnam - Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Hong Kong HK: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data was reported at 0.000 % in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2015. Hong Kong HK: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. Hong Kong HK: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Trade Tariffs. Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database.; ;

Czech Republic CZ: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data was reported at 8.990 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.210 % for 2021. Czech Republic CZ: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data is updated yearly, averaging 10.240 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.260 % in 2019 and a record low of 5.580 % in 2020. Czech Republic CZ: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Czech Republic – Table CZ.World Bank.WDI: Trade Tariffs. Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.;;The tariff data for the European Union (EU) apply to EU Member States in alignment with the EU membership for the respective countries/economies and years. In the context of the tariff data, the EU membership for a given country/economy and year is defined for the entire year during which the country/economy was a member of the EU (irrespective of the date of accession to or withdrawal from the EU within a given year). The tariff data for the EU are, thus, applicable to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (EU Member State(s) since 1958), Denmark and Ireland (EU Member State(s) since 1973), the United Kingdom (EU Member State(s) from 1973 until 2020), Greece (EU Member State(s) since 1981), Spain and Portugal (EU Member State(s) since 1986), Austria, Finland, and Sweden (EU Member State(s) since 1995), Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia (EU Member State(s) since 2004), Romania and Bulgaria (EU Member State(s) since 2007), Croatia (EU Member State(s) since 2013). For more information, please revisit the technical note on bilateral applied tariff (https://wits.worldbank.org/Bilateral-Tariff-Technical-Note.html).

Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in China was reported at 7.42 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Japan tariff rates for 2022 was 1.64%, a 0.2% decline from 2021.

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<li>Japan tariff rates for 2021 was <strong>1.84%</strong>, a <strong>0.38% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Japan tariff rates for 2020 was <strong>2.22%</strong>, a <strong>1.31% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Japan tariff rates for 2019 was <strong>3.53%</strong>, a <strong>1.08% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.

Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 5.56 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

As a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the European Union applies relatively high tariff rates on agricultural imports, if there is no existing trade deal with the partner it is trading with. In such cases, WTO's Most Favored Nation (MFN) is used when determining the rate of tariffs on goods. In 2019, the simple average tariff rate for dairy products, for example, was **** percent. Import rate imposed on cotton was at zero.

In 2016, beverages and tobacco had the highest most favored nation tariffs in Oman at about **** percent. Within the Middle East and North Africa region, animal products, dairy, beverages and tobacco have higher tariffs than other products. Tariffs increase prices for domestic consumers and producers reducing competitiveness.

Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) in Uzbekistan was reported at 6.5 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Uzbekistan - Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.