Merchandise trade as a share of GDP rose 6.11% to 59.3% in Sweden in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Sweden reached an all time high of 68.0% in 2008 and an all time low of 31.5% in 1967. When compared to Sweden's main peers, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Denmark amounted to 61.8%, 56.5% in Finland, 53.5% in Norway and 44.9% in Russia in 2021.
Sweden has been ranked 83rd within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of merchandise trade as a share of GDP, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Merchandise Trade (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 | % | 29.3% | 32.2% | 34.7% | 34.5% | 35.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 35.7% | 32.8% | 33.4% | 33.3% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 59.8% | 57.8% | 58.9% | 59.5% | 60.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 51.3% | 49.3% | 54.2% | 56.0% | 54.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 70.8% | 68.9% | 70.7% | 71.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 57.3% | 48.6% | 47.9% | 50.4% | 47.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 34.0% | 30.1% | 32.1% | 35.4% | 30.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 28.6% | 25.0% | 27.8% | 29.5% | 27.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 141% | 137% | 147% | 150% | 148% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 39.8% | 37.0% | 37.8% | 39.4% | 38.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 46.7% | 43.5% | 45.8% | 47.7% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 50.7% | 49.4% | 57.2% | 58.2% | 61.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 39.2% | 37.1% | 37.6% | 41.8% | 39.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 55.1% | 54.4% | 56.8% | 60.6% | 59.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 21.0% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 19.7% |
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