Exports as a share of GDP rose 3.76% to 0.455% in Sweden in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in Sweden reached an all time high of 0.491% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.192% in 1967. When compared to Sweden's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Denmark amounted to 0.597%, 0.394% in Finland, 0.416% in Norway and 0.309% in Russia in 2021.
Sweden has been ranked 48th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 0.201% | 0.193% | 0.212% | 0.219% | 0.242% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.214% | 0.196% | 0.197% | 0.191% | 0.184% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.554% | 0.534% | 0.551% | 0.566% | 0.586% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 0.354% | 0.348% | 0.375% | 0.385% | 0.399% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.469% | 0.461% | 0.472% | 0.473% | 0.467% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.517% | 0.475% | 0.457% | 0.466% | 0.444% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.212% | 0.191% | 0.202% | 0.210% | 0.186% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.174% | 0.161% | 0.176% | 0.183% | 0.174% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.827% | 0.795% | 0.834% | 0.847% | 0.825% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.276% | 0.279% | 0.273% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 0.378% | 0.355% | 0.363% | 0.380% | 0.363% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Russia | % | 0.287% | 0.259% | 0.261% | 0.308% | 0.284% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.438% | 0.427% | 0.437% | 0.457% | 0.478% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.125% | 0.119% | 0.123% | 0.124% | 0.119% |
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