Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sweden
Sweden: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sweden, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sweden peaked at 13.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1988.
Sweden ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, primary products in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +1176.6% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +83.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 93 Serbia 10.0% compare
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- 96 Belgium 9.0% compare
- 96 Bulgaria 9.0% compare
- 96 Croatia 9.0% compare
- 96 Cyprus 9.0% compare
- 96 Czechia 9.0% compare
- 96 Denmark 9.0% compare
- 96 Estonia 9.0% compare
- 96 Finland 9.0% compare
- 96 France 9.0% compare
- 96 Germany 9.0% compare
- 96 Greece 9.0% compare
- 96 Hungary 9.0% compare
- 96 Ireland 9.0% compare
- 96 Italy 9.0% compare
- 96 Latvia 9.0% compare
- 96 Lithuania 9.0% compare
- 96 Malta 9.0% compare
- 96 Netherlands 9.0% compare
- 96 Poland 9.0% compare
- 96 Portugal 9.0% compare
- 96 Romania 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovakia 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovenia 9.0% compare
- 96 Spain 9.0% 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, primary products in Sweden?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Sweden was 9.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
- How does Sweden rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Sweden ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).