Ireland vs Sweden: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.4% against 7.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7% | 3.1% | 54.6% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 2.7% | 40.7% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 2.4% | 25.8% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 2.3% | 15.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 3.5% | 5.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.8% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 1.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Ireland or Sweden?
- Ireland, at 7.4% against 7.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for food exports?
- Ireland ranks 145th 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.