Denmark vs Sweden: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Denmark
0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Denmark rank
59th
Sweden rank
62nd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
00.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 203 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 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1970s 0.2038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1980s 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1990s 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.3149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.3146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2976 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2020s 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Denmark and Sweden?
0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Denmark ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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