Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Sub-Saharan Africa
467.85 billion current US$
in 2023
Sweden
192.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th
Sweden rank
31st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 467.85 billion current US$ against 192.82 billion current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 275.03 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 3.75 billion current US$ 3.79 billion current US$ 46.03 million current US$ Sweden
1970s 15.33 billion current US$ 14.28 billion current US$ 1.04 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 26.90 billion current US$ 29.17 billion current US$ 2.27 billion current US$ Sweden
1990s 47.77 billion current US$ 51.85 billion current US$ 4.08 billion current US$ Sweden
2000s 173.51 billion current US$ 105.63 billion current US$ 67.89 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 376.09 billion current US$ 157.60 billion current US$ 218.49 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 411.64 billion current US$ 183.07 billion current US$ 228.56 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 467.85 billion current US$ against 192.82 billion current US$ in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
275.03 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.