Applied tariff rate, weighted mean

Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change.

APPLIED_TARIFF_WEIGHTED_MEAN · raw · annual · percent

Applied tariff burden

Synchronized metrics

Show up to four metrics on separate charts with synchronized period highlighting.

From

Source selection

Display currency

Applied tariff rate, weighted mean

Applied tariff burden

Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change.

Data and evidence

Applied tariff rate, weighted mean

Sri Lanka

Values and evidence for Sri Lanka. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	28.96 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198947 · revision 1 Value 28.9600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28.9600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198946 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198945 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	31.22 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198944 · revision 1 Value 31.2200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 31.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	31.16 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198943 · revision 1 Value 31.1600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 31.1600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198942 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198941 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	25.88 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198940 · revision 1 Value 25.8800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25.8800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	9.89 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198939 · revision 1 Value 9.8900000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.8900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198938 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	6.78 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198937 · revision 1 Value 6.7800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.7800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	6.55 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198936 · revision 1 Value 6.5500000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.5500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198935 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	6.27 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198934 · revision 1 Value 6.2700000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	6.73 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198933 · revision 1 Value 6.7300000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.7300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	7.56 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198932 · revision 1 Value 7.5600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.5600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	7.23 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198931 · revision 1 Value 7.2300000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.2300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	7.19 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198930 · revision 1 Value 7.1900000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.1900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	7.12 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198929 · revision 1 Value 7.1200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.1200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	7.21 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198928 · revision 1 Value 7.2100000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.2100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	8.04 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198927 · revision 1 Value 8.0400000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	7.68 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198926 · revision 1 Value 7.6800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.6800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	7.05 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198925 · revision 1 Value 7.0500000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.0500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198924 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	7.09 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198923 · revision 1 Value 7.0900000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.0900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	4.43 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198922 · revision 1 Value 4.4300000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198921 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	8.72 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198920 · revision 1 Value 8.7200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.7200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	12.08 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198919 · revision 1 Value 12.0800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.0800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	13.3 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198918 · revision 1 Value 13.3000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.3000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	6.28 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198917 · revision 1 Value 6.2800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.2800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	4.36 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198916 · revision 1 Value 4.3600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.3600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198915 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198914 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198913 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #198912 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Weighted mean applied tariff across all products, using import values as weights. Changes in the import mix can affect the value even when statutory rates do not change. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:28:18 · source revision unspecified

Something looks wrong? Request a data review and include this page URL and the observation period.