Lower middle income vs Sweden: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Lower middle income
61.1%
in 2023
Sweden
88.7%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
28th
Sweden rank
28th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88.7% against 61.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 27.6%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 28th 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 Lower middle income Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 84.6% 89.9% 5.3% Sweden
1970s 85.2% 89.0% 3.7% Sweden
1980s 84.4% 89.4% 4.9% Sweden
1990s 79.7% 90.8% 11.1% Sweden
2000s 64.3% 89.1% 24.9% Sweden
2010s 57.8% 86.8% 29.1% Sweden
2020s 58.8% 88.6% 29.7% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Lower middle income or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88.7% against 61.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Lower middle income and Sweden?
27.6%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Lower middle income ranks 28th 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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About this data

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.