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About

Sweden-United States Trade: In 2023, Sweden exported $18.1B to United States. The main products that Sweden exported to United States were Cars ($3.96B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.41B), and Refined Petroleum ($590M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.52%, from $11.5B in 2018 to $18.1B in 2023.

In 2020, Sweden exported services to United States worth $7.91B, with Computer and information services ($2.3B), Other business services ($2.12B), and Royalties and license fees ($1.72B) being the largest in terms of value.

United States-Sweden Trade: In 2023, United States exported $7.19B to Sweden. The main products that United States exported to Sweden were Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($737M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($627M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 9.35%,  from $4.6B in 2018 to $7.19B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to Sweden worth $6.39B, with Other business services ($2.01B), Travel ($1.63B), and Financial services ($954M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.53), and 32 in total exports ($188B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Sweden exported $18.1B to United States. The main products exported from Sweden to United States were Cars ($3.96B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.41B), and Refined Petroleum ($590M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.52%, from $11.5B in 2018 to $18.1B in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $7.19B to Sweden. The main products exported from United States to Sweden were Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($737M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($627M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 9.35%, from $4.6B in 2023 to $7.19B in 2018.

Exports from Sweden (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sweden (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$18.4B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sweden than United States included Denmark ($14.4B), Finland ($9.41B), and Norway ($10.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Sweden included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Sweden (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sweden - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Sweden had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($4.58B), Transportation ($4.46B), and Chemical Products ($3.45B).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.96B), Chemical Products ($1.71B), and Machines ($1.28B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sweden United States+$602MCars
Top Product Potential United States Sweden+$271MCrude Petroleum

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 United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sweden indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sweden.

Product Space of Sweden (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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