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

Norway
17,533 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden
18,300 current US$ per person
in 2023
Norway rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd

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

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,300 current US$ per person against 17,533 current US$ per person in Norway, a difference of 767 current US$ per person.

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

Norway ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 547.86 current US$ per person 489.33 current US$ per person 58.53 current US$ per person Norway
1970s 2,037 current US$ per person 1,740 current US$ per person 296.91 current US$ per person Norway
1980s 4,117 current US$ per person 3,481 current US$ per person 635.41 current US$ per person Norway
1990s 6,678 current US$ per person 5,912 current US$ per person 766.16 current US$ per person Norway
2000s 11,685 current US$ per person 11,635 current US$ per person 50.9 current US$ per person Norway
2010s 16,127 current US$ per person 16,120 current US$ per person 7.05 current US$ per person Norway
2020s 17,438 current US$ per person 17,512 current US$ per person 74.2 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$), per capita, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 18,300 current US$ per person against 17,533 current US$ per person in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Norway and Sweden?
767 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Norway ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.