Imports as a share of GDP rose 4.64% to 0.412% in Sweden in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Sweden reached an all time high of 0.436% in 2019 and an all time low of 0.193% in 1967. When compared to Sweden's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Denmark amounted to 0.525%, 0.392% in Finland, 0.293% in Norway and 0.213% in Russia in 2021.
Sweden has been ranked 77th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (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 | % | 0.216% | 0.216% | 0.207% | 0.215% | 0.217% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.181% | 0.173% | 0.179% | 0.185% | 0.175% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.486% | 0.467% | 0.479% | 0.504% | 0.516% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 0.360% | 0.361% | 0.375% | 0.397% | 0.397% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.393% | 0.387% | 0.401% | 0.412% | 0.410% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.442% | 0.408% | 0.412% | 0.433% | 0.398% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.208% | 0.183% | 0.192% | 0.221% | 0.190% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.180% | 0.153% | 0.168% | 0.183% | 0.177% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.752% | 0.693% | 0.726% | 0.741% | 0.727% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 0.270% | 0.259% | 0.266% | 0.279% | 0.270% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 0.321% | 0.335% | 0.328% | 0.322% | 0.348% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Russia | % | 0.207% | 0.207% | 0.208% | 0.208% | 0.208% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.400% | 0.396% | 0.412% | 0.434% | 0.436% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.154% | 0.146% | 0.150% | 0.152% | 0.146% |
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