Portugal vs Sweden: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Portugal
88.4%
in 2023
Sweden
88.7%
in 2023
Portugal rank
31st
Sweden rank
28th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88.7% against 88.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 66.9% 89.9% 23.0% Sweden
1970s 81.3% 89.0% 7.7% Sweden
1980s 89.2% 89.4% 0.2% Sweden
1990s 93.2% 90.8% 2.4% Portugal
2000s 90.6% 89.1% 1.5% Portugal
2010s 84.5% 86.8% 2.4% Sweden
2020s 88.9% 88.6% 0.3% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88.7% against 88.4% in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Portugal and Sweden?
0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Portugal ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 28th of 206 countries.
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.