Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
64.9%
in 2023
Sweden
88.8%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
13th
Sweden rank
16th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 88.8% against 64.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 23.9%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 94.4% 91.5% 2.9% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s 83.5% 92.0% 8.5% Sweden
1980s 67.4% 93.1% 25.7% Sweden
1990s 83.2% 94.4% 11.2% Sweden
2000s 76.2% 91.8% 15.6% Sweden
2010s 68.9% 88.9% 20.0% Sweden
2020s 65.5% 88.0% 22.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 88.8% against 64.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden?
23.9%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 groups.
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.