Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu peaked at 11.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 nation in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Vanuatu was 7.4% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Vanuatu ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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