Malawi Tariff Rates 1994-2024

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.
  • Malawi tariff rates for 2020 was 6.18%, a 1.94% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi tariff rates for 2019 was 4.24%, a 0.53% decline from 2016.
  • Malawi tariff rates for 2016 was 4.77%, a 0.53% increase from 2015.
  • Malawi tariff rates for 2015 was 4.24%, a 0.01% decline from 2014.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (%)
Gambia 17.82%
Sierra Leone 14.05%
Guinea 12.23%
Guinea-Bissau 11.65%
Nepal 11.60%
Burundi 11.31%
Togo 10.98%
Rwanda 10.19%
Benin 9.86%
Mali 9.24%
Syrian Arab Republic 9.21%
Senegal 9.07%
Tanzania 8.94%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.40%
Uganda 8.09%
Niger 8.06%
Madagascar 7.20%
Burkina Faso 7.15%
Haiti 6.76%
Liberia 6.60%
Malawi 6.18%
Comoros 4.58%
Mozambique 4.14%
Tajikistan 3.93%
Malawi Tariff Rates - Historical Data
Year Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (%) Annual Change
2020 6.18% 1.94%
2019 4.24% -0.53%
2016 4.77% 0.53%
2015 4.24% -0.01%
2014 4.25% 0.45%
2013 3.80% -1.93%
2012 5.73% -0.35%
2011 6.08% -0.33%
2010 6.41% -2.03%
2009 8.44% 2.48%
2008 5.96% -2.15%
2006 8.11% -3.02%
2003 11.13% 1.25%
2001 9.88% -2.51%
2000 12.39% -0.35%
1998 12.74% -8.03%
1997 20.77% 3.02%
1996 17.75% -4.56%
1994 22.31% -4.56%