Denmark vs Sweden: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 7.4% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- Denmark ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).