Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
453.69 billion current US$
in 2023
Sweden
192.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Sweden rank
31st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B196019912023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 453.69 billion current US$ against 192.82 billion current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 260.87 billion current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 4.90 billion current US$ 3.79 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 24.86 billion current US$ 14.28 billion current US$ 10.57 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 63.75 billion current US$ 29.17 billion current US$ 34.59 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 80.68 billion current US$ 51.85 billion current US$ 28.83 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 208.38 billion current US$ 105.63 billion current US$ 102.75 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 412.35 billion current US$ 157.60 billion current US$ 254.76 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 427.94 billion current US$ 183.07 billion current US$ 244.86 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 453.69 billion current US$ against 192.82 billion current US$ in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sweden?
260.87 billion current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.