Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden
Sweden: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden peaked at 11.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1995.
That places Sweden 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1961 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 6.7% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 6.9% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +30.5% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +28.2% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -45.2% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -16.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -45.2% | 6.8% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sweden was 9.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Sweden ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.