Denmark vs Sweden: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.5% against 8.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 16.6% | 6.9% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 20.7% | 4.8% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 18.6% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 13.3% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 8.1% | 1.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.5% against 8.8% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for travel services?
- Denmark ranks 178th and Sweden ranks 175th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.