Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 1.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden, 1988–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 34.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden peaked at 5.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1988.
That places Sweden 152nd 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +393.8% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -34.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, 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 | +393.8% | 1.0% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 149 Mauritius 2.6% compare
- 150 East Timor 2.5% compare
- 151 United States 2.5% compare
- 152 Austria 1.9% compare
- 152 Belgium 1.9% compare
- 152 Bulgaria 1.9% compare
- 152 Croatia 1.9% compare
- 152 Cyprus 1.9% compare
- 152 Czechia 1.9% compare
- 152 Denmark 1.9% compare
- 152 Estonia 1.9% compare
- 152 Finland 1.9% compare
- 152 France 1.9% compare
- 152 Germany 1.9% compare
- 152 Greece 1.9% compare
- 152 Hungary 1.9% compare
- 152 Ireland 1.9% compare
- 152 Italy 1.9% compare
- 152 Latvia 1.9% compare
- 152 Lithuania 1.9% compare
- 152 Malta 1.9% compare
- 152 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 152 Poland 1.9% compare
- 152 Portugal 1.9% compare
- 152 Romania 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovakia 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovenia 1.9% compare
- 152 Spain 1.9% 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Sweden was 1.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted 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, weighted mean, primary products?
- Sweden ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).