Norway vs Sweden: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Norway
19,127 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
18,967 current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway rank
22nd
Sweden rank
23rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 19,127 current US$ per person against 18,967 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 160 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 578.1 current US$ per person | 527.93 current US$ per person | 50.17 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 2,138 current US$ per person | 1,904 current US$ per person | 234.27 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 4,349 current US$ per person | 4,045 current US$ per person | 303.34 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 7,032 current US$ per person | 6,695 current US$ per person | 337.41 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 11,805 current US$ per person | 11,765 current US$ per person | 40.03 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 16,280 current US$ per person | 16,125 current US$ per person | 154.52 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 17,952 current US$ per person | 17,843 current US$ per person | 109.3 current US$ per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 19,127 current US$ per person against 18,967 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 160 current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.