Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden peaked at 4.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1988.
That places Sweden 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.5% | — |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +77.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +227.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +61.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -37.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 91% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +227.1% | 1.0% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 145 Argentina 1.1% compare
- 146 United States 1.0% compare
- 147 Georgia 0.9% compare
- 148 Austria 0.8% compare
- 148 Belgium 0.8% compare
- 148 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
- 148 Croatia 0.8% compare
- 148 Cyprus 0.8% compare
- 148 Czechia 0.8% compare
- 148 Denmark 0.8% compare
- 148 Estonia 0.8% compare
- 148 Finland 0.8% compare
- 148 France 0.8% compare
- 148 Germany 0.8% compare
- 148 Greece 0.8% compare
- 148 Hungary 0.8% compare
- 148 Ireland 0.8% compare
- 148 Italy 0.8% compare
- 148 Latvia 0.8% compare
- 148 Lithuania 0.8% compare
- 148 Malta 0.8% compare
- 148 Netherlands 0.8% compare
- 148 Poland 0.8% compare
- 148 Portugal 0.8% compare
- 148 Romania 0.8% compare
- 148 Slovakia 0.8% compare
- 148 Slovenia 0.8% compare
- 148 Spain 0.8% compare
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 143.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden was 0.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1988.
- How does Sweden rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products?
- Sweden ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).