Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden
Sweden: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 5.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden peaked at 6.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1988.
That places Sweden 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.2% | — |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +46.3% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 128 Malaysia 5.5% compare
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- 130 Austria 5.2% compare
- 130 Belgium 5.2% compare
- 130 Bulgaria 5.2% compare
- 130 Croatia 5.2% compare
- 130 Cyprus 5.2% compare
- 130 Czechia 5.2% compare
- 130 Denmark 5.2% compare
- 130 Estonia 5.2% compare
- 130 Finland 5.2% compare
- 130 France 5.2% compare
- 130 Germany 5.2% compare
- 130 Greece 5.2% compare
- 130 Hungary 5.2% compare
- 130 Ireland 5.2% compare
- 130 Italy 5.2% compare
- 130 Latvia 5.2% compare
- 130 Lithuania 5.2% compare
- 130 Malta 5.2% compare
- 130 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 130 Poland 5.2% compare
- 130 Portugal 5.2% compare
- 130 Romania 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovakia 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovenia 5.2% compare
- 130 Spain 5.2% compare
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Sweden was 5.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1988.
- How does Sweden rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Sweden ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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.