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

Iceland
17,174 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,496 current US$ per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th

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

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,496 current US$ per person against 17,174 current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 1,322 current US$ per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 443.86 current US$ per person 460.28 current US$ per person 16.42 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 1,566 current US$ per person 1,772 current US$ per person 206.47 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 3,886 current US$ per person 3,663 current US$ per person 222.56 current US$ per person Iceland
1990s 6,351 current US$ per person 7,271 current US$ per person 919.4 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 10,615 current US$ per person 13,436 current US$ per person 2,821 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 14,922 current US$ per person 16,314 current US$ per person 1,392 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 16,283 current US$ per person 17,531 current US$ per person 1,249 current US$ per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 18,496 current US$ per person against 17,174 current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
1,322 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.