Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in India
India: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 4.5% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in India peaked at 6.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
That places India 151st 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 4.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.1%, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 148 Myanmar 4.5% compare
- 149 Cabo Verde 4.5% compare
- 150 Uganda 4.5% compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 4.3% compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 4.3% compare
- 154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.2% compare
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in India?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in India was 4.5% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does India rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- India ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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