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

Sweden
18,967 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
2,149 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
20th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Sweden
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18,967 current US$ per person against 2,149 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 16,818 current US$ per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 8.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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 527.93 current US$ per person 15.19 current US$ per person 512.74 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 1,904 current US$ per person 50.18 current US$ per person 1,854 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 4,045 current US$ per person 120.32 current US$ per person 3,925 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 6,695 current US$ per person 256.82 current US$ per person 6,438 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 11,765 current US$ per person 684.47 current US$ per person 11,080 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 16,125 current US$ per person 1,484 current US$ per person 14,641 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 17,843 current US$ per person 1,941 current US$ per person 15,902 current US$ per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Sweden or Upper middle income?
Sweden, at 18,967 current US$ per person against 2,149 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Sweden and Upper middle income?
16,818 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Upper middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Sweden ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.