East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,781 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,300 current US$ per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Sweden rank
22nd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,781 current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16,519 current US$ per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 10.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 3.32 current US$ per person 489.33 current US$ per person 486 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 13.78 current US$ per person 1,740 current US$ per person 1,726 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 56.11 current US$ per person 3,481 current US$ per person 3,425 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 167.23 current US$ per person 5,912 current US$ per person 5,745 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 504.09 current US$ per person 11,635 current US$ per person 11,130 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 1,254 current US$ per person 16,120 current US$ per person 14,866 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 1,710 current US$ per person 17,512 current US$ per person 15,802 current US$ per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,781 current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
16,519 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.