Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Sweden
Sweden: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Sweden, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Sweden stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Sweden peaked at 7.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1988.
That places Sweden 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.8% | — |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -17.1% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +6.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 64% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 56% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.4% compare
- 145 Ireland 7.4% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 7.4% compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 7.1% compare
- 149 United Kingdom 6.7% compare
- 150 Germany 6.6% compare
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 143.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Sweden?
- Food exports in Sweden was 7.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1988.
- How does Sweden rank for food exports?
- Sweden ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.