Denmark vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Denmark
20,254 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,300 current US$ per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd

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

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 20,254 current US$ per person against 18,300 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 1,954 current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Denmark ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 525.01 current US$ per person 489.33 current US$ per person 35.68 current US$ per person Denmark
1970s 1,866 current US$ per person 1,740 current US$ per person 126.69 current US$ per person Denmark
1980s 3,767 current US$ per person 3,481 current US$ per person 285.94 current US$ per person Denmark
1990s 7,002 current US$ per person 5,912 current US$ per person 1,090 current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 13,208 current US$ per person 11,635 current US$ per person 1,574 current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 16,423 current US$ per person 16,120 current US$ per person 302.96 current US$ per person Denmark
2020s 19,861 current US$ per person 17,512 current US$ per person 2,348 current US$ per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 20,254 current US$ per person against 18,300 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
1,954 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.