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

Sweden
18,300 current US$ per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
1,943 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sweden rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
19th

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

  • Sweden
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,943 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 16,357 current US$ per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 9.4 times Upper middle income's.

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

Sweden ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 489.33 current US$ per person 9.25 current US$ per person 480.08 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 1,740 current US$ per person 36.52 current US$ per person 1,703 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 3,481 current US$ per person 93.3 current US$ per person 3,388 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 5,912 current US$ per person 236.83 current US$ per person 5,675 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 11,635 current US$ per person 652.22 current US$ per person 10,982 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 16,120 current US$ per person 1,419 current US$ per person 14,701 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 17,512 current US$ per person 1,804 current US$ per person 15,708 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$), per capita, Sweden or Upper middle income?
Sweden, at 18,300 current US$ per person against 1,943 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Sweden and Upper middle income?
16,357 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Sweden ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.