Denmark vs Sweden: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Denmark
21,764 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,496 current US$ per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 21,764 current US$ per person against 18,496 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 3,268 current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 432.83 current US$ per person 460.28 current US$ per person 27.45 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 1,513 current US$ per person 1,772 current US$ per person 259.49 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 3,743 current US$ per person 3,663 current US$ per person 79.43 current US$ per person Denmark
1990s 7,963 current US$ per person 7,271 current US$ per person 692.06 current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 14,577 current US$ per person 13,436 current US$ per person 1,141 current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 18,407 current US$ per person 16,314 current US$ per person 2,093 current US$ per person Denmark
2020s 20,917 current US$ per person 17,531 current US$ per person 3,386 current US$ per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 21,764 current US$ per person against 18,496 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
3,268 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.