Denmark vs Sweden: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Denmark
87.2%
in 2023
Sweden
88.8%
in 2023
Denmark rank
19th
Sweden rank
16th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88.8% against 87.2% in Denmark, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 93.8% 91.5% 2.2% Denmark
1970s 91.8% 92.0% 0.2% Sweden
1980s 93.2% 93.1% 0.1% Denmark
1990s 92.9% 94.4% 1.5% Sweden
2000s 90.5% 91.8% 1.3% Sweden
2010s 86.4% 88.9% 2.5% Sweden
2020s 85.5% 88.0% 2.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88.8% against 87.2% in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Denmark and Sweden?
1.6%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.