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

Bulgaria
492,097 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
473,448 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
69th
Sweden rank
71st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 492,097 current US$ per square kilometre against 473,448 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 18,649 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 71st of 204 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 30,055 current US$ per square kilometre 71,641 current US$ per square kilometre 41,585 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 38,250 current US$ per square kilometre 127,281 current US$ per square kilometre 89,031 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 156,777 current US$ per square kilometre 259,309 current US$ per square kilometre 102,532 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 299,536 current US$ per square kilometre 386,906 current US$ per square kilometre 87,369 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 442,092 current US$ per square kilometre 449,508 current US$ per square kilometre 7,416 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 492,097 current US$ per square kilometre against 473,448 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Bulgaria and Sweden?
18,649 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 71st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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