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
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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About this data
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.