Summary
- Sweden → United Kingdom
- $9.8billion
- United Kingdom → Sweden
- $6billion
- Sweden’s balance
- $3.8billion
Balance
Sweden’s trade balance with the United Kingdom
Trade between Sweden and the United Kingdom grew 16% since 1995
USD billions (current). Sweden’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 9.8
- Imports 6
- Balance +3.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7.1 billion | $6.5 billion | $635 million |
| 1996 | $7.3 billion | $6.9 billion | $476 million |
| 1997 | $7.3 billion | $6.6 billion | $752 million |
| 1998 | $7.4 billion | $6.9 billion | $513 million |
| 1999 | $7.8 billion | $6.5 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 2000 | $7.1 billion | $6.5 billion | $586 million |
| 2001 | $6.9 billion | $5.4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2002 | $6.8 billion | $5.7 billion | $1 billion |
| 2003 | $7.4 billion | $6.5 billion | $934 million |
| 2004 | $9.6 billion | $7.3 billion | $2.2 billion |
| 2005 | $9.6 billion | $7.5 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2006 | $10.7 billion | $7.8 billion | $2.9 billion |
| 2007 | $10.9 billion | $10.7 billion | $181 million |
| 2008 | $12.2 billion | $10.1 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2009 | $8.6 billion | $6.5 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2010 | $10.5 billion | $8.1 billion | $2.4 billion |
| 2011 | $12.6 billion | $9.9 billion | $2.7 billion |
| 2012 | $13.6 billion | $10.2 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2013 | $11.5 billion | $8.8 billion | $2.8 billion |
| 2014 | $12.4 billion | $9.3 billion | $3.1 billion |
| 2015 | $10.4 billion | $7 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2016 | $8.4 billion | $6.7 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2017 | $8.9 billion | $7.3 billion | $1.6 billion |
| 2018 | $9.5 billion | $7.9 billion | $1.6 billion |
| 2019 | $8.3 billion | $6.8 billion | $1.6 billion |
| 2020 | $8 billion | $6 billion | $2 billion |
| 2021 | $9.3 billion | $5.7 billion | $3.6 billion |
| 2022 | $10.4 billion | $7.4 billion | $3 billion |
| 2023 | $10.2 billion | $6.2 billion | $4 billion |
| 2024 | $9.8 billion | $6 billion | $3.8 billion |
What they sell each other
What Sweden sells to the United Kingdom
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Kingdom sells to Sweden
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Gothenburg and Felixstowe is 569 nautical miles (1,054 km) long: ≈ 1.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The United Kingdom was Sweden’s 9th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Sweden was the United Kingdom’s 17th (1%).
- The United Kingdom in Sweden’s trade
- 4.4%
- The United Kingdom’s rank among Sweden’s partners
- 9th
- Sweden in the United Kingdom’s trade
- 1.4%
- Sweden’s rank among the United Kingdom’s partners
- 17th
Compare with
Other partners of Sweden
Other partners of the United Kingdom
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.