Japan vs Sweden: Merchandise exports by continent of destination
Japan
0.4%
in 2014
Sweden
0.4%
in 2014
Japan rank
30th
Sweden rank
33rd
Merchandise exports by continent of destination over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by continent of destination, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by continent of destination between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports by continent of destination?
- Japan ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Merchandise exports by continent of destination. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures correspond to the value of merchandise exports by continental destination as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). All partner countries are classified into continent groupings according to OWID's classification.