Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 11.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland, 1990–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 11.7% for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland peaked at 89.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.3% | — |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | +57.4% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -62.5% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -35.0% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +240.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 19.7% | 89.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 9.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 18.3% | 3 |
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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, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Switzerland was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Switzerland ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).