Iceland vs Sweden: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Iceland
18,264 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
19,660 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 19,660 current US$ per person against 18,264 current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 1,396 current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 21st 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 | 519.74 current US$ per person | 496.62 current US$ per person | 23.12 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,712 current US$ per person | 1,894 current US$ per person | 181.67 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4,170 current US$ per person | 4,257 current US$ per person | 86.53 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6,440 current US$ per person | 8,006 current US$ per person | 1,566 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10,637 current US$ per person | 13,574 current US$ per person | 2,937 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14,987 current US$ per person | 16,469 current US$ per person | 1,482 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16,955 current US$ per person | 18,164 current US$ per person | 1,209 current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 19,660 current US$ per person against 18,264 current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
- 1,396 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.