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United States Tariff Rate

The United States' tariff rate fell to 2.72% in 2022, down from 2.79% in 2021, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 0.07% from the previous year. The United States has tariff rate lower than the global median (2.72% vs median 5.90%). Compared with the median in Americas, the United States is lower (2.72% vs regional median 9.44%) and ranks 32nd out of 38 countries in Americas.

Yearly Historical Data (1989-2022)

(in %)
Year Tariff Rate (%)
2022 2.72%
2021 2.79%
2020 2.87%
2019 8.7%
2018 3.25%
2017 3.36%
2016 2.76%
2015 2.8%
2014 2.93%
2013 2.87%
2012 2.99%
2011 3.03%
2010 2.96%
2009 3%
2008 3.1%
2007 3.01%
2006 3.14%
2005 3.23%
2004 3.31%
2003 3.53%
2002 3.98%
2001 3.82%
2000 3.87%
1999 3.88%
1998 4.49%
1997 4.34%
1996 4.44%
1995 4.59%
1993 5.12%
1992 5.25%
1991 5.31%
1990 5.2%
1989 5.28%
United States Tariff Rate : Definition
Tariff Rate measures the simple average of the import taxes applied by United States on all products, expressed as a percentage.