Greenland vs Sweden: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Greenland
17,983 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
18,967 current US$ per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
26th
Sweden rank
23rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Greenland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18,967 current US$ per person against 17,983 current US$ per person in Greenland, a difference of 984 current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 820.65 current US$ per person | 527.93 current US$ per person | 292.71 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2,560 current US$ per person | 1,904 current US$ per person | 656.56 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 6,633 current US$ per person | 4,045 current US$ per person | 2,588 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 7,425 current US$ per person | 6,695 current US$ per person | 729.71 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 10,127 current US$ per person | 11,765 current US$ per person | 1,638 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14,865 current US$ per person | 16,125 current US$ per person | 1,259 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 18,516 current US$ per person | 17,843 current US$ per person | 673.3 current US$ per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Greenland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18,967 current US$ per person against 17,983 current US$ per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Greenland and Sweden?
- 984 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Greenland ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.