Sweden vs United Kingdom: Food exports

Sweden
6.7%
in 2024
United Kingdom
6.7%
in 2025
Sweden rank
147th
United Kingdom rank
148th

Food exports over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
2468196219932025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6.7% against 6.7% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 147th and United Kingdom ranks 148th of 196 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 6.5% 3.3% United Kingdom
1970s 2.7% 7.0% 4.3% United Kingdom
1980s 2.4% 7.1% 4.7% United Kingdom
1990s 2.3% 7.2% 4.9% United Kingdom
2000s 3.5% 5.5% 2.0% United Kingdom
2010s 5.8% 6.3% 0.5% United Kingdom
2020s 6.6% 6.7% 0.1% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Sweden or United Kingdom?
Sweden, at 6.7% against 6.7% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for food exports?
Sweden ranks 147th and United Kingdom ranks 148th 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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.