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United States - MFN Simple Average Tariff (%) 3.52

World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 180 economies tracked

Latest value

3.52 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 180 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1991

0.62×

Ranking Race — MFN Simple Average Tariff (%)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#8119881993199820032008201320182023#2#72019 overtook Israel2023 overtook Australia
United StatesMacao SAR, ChinaSingaporeMauritiusNew Zealand

Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. United States climbed from #2 to #7 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2019
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2023
Overtook Australia in global rank auto

MFN Simple Average Tariff (%), 1991-2023

World Bank WITS · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120233.524.275.015.76
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