Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Afghanistan peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -64.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Afghanistan 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 | -64.9% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Afghanistan?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Afghanistan was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Afghanistan ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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