Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
61.1%
in 2023
Sweden
88.7%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
Sweden rank
28th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88.7% against 61.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.6%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 82.9% 89.9% 6.9% Sweden
1970s 81.2% 89.0% 7.8% Sweden
1980s 70.4% 89.4% 19.0% Sweden
1990s 77.4% 90.8% 13.4% Sweden
2000s 76.1% 89.1% 13.1% Sweden
2010s 71.6% 86.8% 15.2% Sweden
2020s 67.0% 88.6% 21.6% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88.7% against 61.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
27.6%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.