Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1,589 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,300 current US$ per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Sweden rank
22nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sweden
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019912023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,589 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16,711 current US$ per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 11.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 34.59 current US$ per person 489.33 current US$ per person 454.73 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 172.75 current US$ per person 1,740 current US$ per person 1,567 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 377.78 current US$ per person 3,481 current US$ per person 3,103 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 387.16 current US$ per person 5,912 current US$ per person 5,525 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 746.68 current US$ per person 11,635 current US$ per person 10,888 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 1,348 current US$ per person 16,120 current US$ per person 14,772 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 1,407 current US$ per person 17,512 current US$ per person 16,105 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$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,589 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden?
16,711 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.