Germany vs Sweden: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.2% against 6.6% in Germany, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 150th and Sweden ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.4% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.2% against 6.6% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for food exports?
- Germany ranks 150th and Sweden ranks 147th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.