Merchandise trade in Sweden
Sweden: Merchandise trade was 61.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Sweden stood at 61.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Sweden peaked at 69.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1967.
That places Sweden 83rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.3% | — |
| 1961 | 32.7% | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 32.2% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 32.6% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 31.3% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 34.2% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 36.3% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 35.0% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 34.5% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 39.0% | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 42.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 41.6% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 40.6% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 45.7% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 55.3% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.7% | 34.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 44.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 37.4% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 55.5% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 54.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 56.1% | 69.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- 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$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 18,967 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Sweden?
- Merchandise trade in Sweden was 61.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1967.
- How does Sweden rank for merchandise trade?
- Sweden ranks 83rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.