Iran (IRN) and Sweden (SWE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Iran-Sweden Trade: In 2023, Iran exported $12.4M to Sweden. The main products that Iran exported to Sweden were Tropical Fruits ($3.22M), Spices ($1.18M), and Knotted Carpets ($800k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Sweden have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.79%, from $20.8M in 2018 to $12.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Iran did not export any services to Sweden.

Sweden-Iran In N/A, Sweden did not export any products to Iran.

In 2009, Sweden exported services to Iran worth $160M, with Services not allocated ($79.9M), Other business services ($57.8M), and Computer and information services ($12.5M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023, Iran ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.084), and 92 in total exports ($13.2B). That same year, Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.53), and 32 in total exports ($188B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Iran exported $12.4M to Sweden. The main products exported from Iran to Sweden were Tropical Fruits ($3.22M), Spices ($1.18M), and Knotted Carpets ($800k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Sweden have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.79%, from $20.8M in 2018 to $12.4M in 2023.

Sweden does not register exports to Iran. The main products exported from Sweden to Iran were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.38M), Medical Instruments ($1.45M), and Other Plastic Products ($1.11M).

Exports from Iran () to Sweden () (2023)

Exports from Sweden () to Iran () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Iran () and Sweden ()

Sweden Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Iran
Top DestinationChina$4.59B

Sweden
Top DestinationGermany$18.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iran than Sweden included Pakistan ($943M), Armenia ($597M), and Azerbaijan ($473M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sweden than Iran included United States ($18.1B), Germany ($18.4B), and Denmark ($14.4B).

Difference in imports from Sweden () and Iran () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Sweden

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

During 2023, Iran had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Vegetable Products ($6.41M), Foodstuffs ($2.1M), and Textiles ($1.84M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iran Sweden+$950kTropical Fruits

Top Product Potential Sweden Iran+$5.27MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iran () to Sweden () (2023)

Exports from Sweden () to Iran () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Iran () and Sweden ()

Sweden Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Sweden () and Iran () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Sweden

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Iran () and Sweden () (2023)

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