Norway vs Sweden: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 12.3% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 9.2% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 10.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.7% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for food imports?
- Norway ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.