Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Bangladesh stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Bangladesh peaked at 10.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 7.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.1%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 94 Liechtenstein 7.5% compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.5% compare
- 96 Zambia 7.5% compare
- 98 Saint Lucia 7.4% compare
- 99 Vanuatu 7.4% compare
- 100 Samoa 7.4% compare
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Bangladesh?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Bangladesh was 7.5% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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