Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 21.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland, 1990–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland peaked at 40.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.9% | — |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 27.8% | 40.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 16.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.6% | 25.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Switzerland was 21.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).