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About

Sweden-Australia Trade: In 2022, Sweden exported $1.75B to Australia. The main products that Sweden exported to Australia were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($99.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($95.4M), and Excavation Machinery ($86.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.63%, from $1.81B in 2017 to $1.75B in 2022.

In 2020, Sweden exported services to Australia worth $574M, with Computer and information services ($276M), Other business services ($120M), and Transportation ($77.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Australia-Sweden Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $662M to Sweden. The main products that Australia exported to Sweden were Coal Briquettes ($412M), Precious Metal Ore ($61M), and Raw Nickel ($41.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 15%,  from $287M in 2017 to $662M in 2022.

In 2009, Australia exported services to Sweden worth $191M, with Travel ($140M), Other business services ($29.3M), and Transportation ($14.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.49), and 33 in total exports ($194B). That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sweden exported $1.75B to Australia. The main products exported from Sweden to Australia were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($99.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($95.4M), and Excavation Machinery ($86.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.63%, from $1.81B in 2017 to $1.75B in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $662M to Sweden. The main products exported from Australia to Sweden were Coal Briquettes ($412M), Precious Metal Ore ($61M), and Raw Nickel ($41.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $287M in 2022 to $662M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$19.2B
Australia
Top Destination
China$123B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sweden than Australia included Norway ($18.7B), Germany ($19.2B), and Denmark ($14.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Sweden included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sweden - Australia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sweden had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Machines ($706M), Transportation ($379M), and Chemical Products ($200M).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Mineral Products ($527M), Metals ($51.1M), and Machines ($28.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sweden Australia+$57.3MCars
Top Product Potential Australia Sweden+$10.4MCopper Ore

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

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

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