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About

Sweden-China Trade: In 2022, Sweden exported $7.48B to China. The main products that Sweden exported to China were Cars ($944M), Packaged Medicaments ($661M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($484M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to China have increased at an annualized rate of 1.31%, from $7B in 2017 to $7.48B in 2022.

In 2020, Sweden exported services to China worth $1.75B, with Other business services ($758M), Royalties and license fees ($564M), and Computer and information services ($233M) being the largest in terms of value.

China-Sweden Trade: In 2022, China exported $13.6B to Sweden. The main products that China exported to Sweden were Broadcasting Equipment ($500M), Light Fixtures ($388M), and Computers ($349M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%,  from $8.2B in 2017 to $13.6B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Sweden.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.49), and 33 in total exports ($194B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sweden exported $7.48B to China. The main products exported from Sweden to China were Cars ($944M), Packaged Medicaments ($661M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($484M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to China have increased at an annualized rate of 1.31%, from $7B in 2017 to $7.48B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $13.6B to Sweden. The main products exported from China to Sweden were Broadcasting Equipment ($500M), Light Fixtures ($388M), and Computers ($349M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $8.2B in 2022 to $13.6B in 2017.

Exports from Sweden (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Sweden (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$19.2B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

This map shows whether countries import more from Sweden or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Sweden and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sweden than China included Norway ($18.7B), Finland ($13.4B), and Denmark ($14.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Sweden included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Sweden (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sweden - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Sweden and China by product, considering products traded by both, Sweden and China.

During 2022, Sweden had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($1.86B), Chemical Products ($1.46B), and Transportation ($1.22B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Machines ($5.79B), Textiles ($1.67B), and Miscellaneous ($1.62B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sweden China+$487MCars
Top Product Potential China Sweden+$567MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Sweden and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sweden indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sweden.

Product Space of Sweden (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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