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About

Iran-Sweden Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $10.7M to Sweden. The main products that Iran exported to Sweden were Tropical Fruits ($2.43M), Packing Bags ($1.14M), and Spices ($945k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Sweden have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.97%, from $16.3M in 2017 to $10.7M in 2022.

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

Sweden-Iran Trade: In 2022, Sweden exported $14.4M to Iran. The main products that Sweden exported to Iran were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.52M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($1.42M), and Other Plastic Products ($1.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.9%,  from $558M in 2017 to $14.4M in 2022.

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 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.49), and 33 in total exports ($194B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $10.7M to Sweden. The main products exported from Iran to Sweden were Tropical Fruits ($2.43M), Packing Bags ($1.14M), and Spices ($945k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Sweden have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.97%, from $16.3M in 2017 to $10.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Sweden exported $14.4M to Iran. The main products exported from Sweden to Iran were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.52M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($1.42M), and Other Plastic Products ($1.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.9%, from $558M in 2022 to $14.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Sweden (Flag)

Sweden Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$19.2B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Sweden included Turkey ($3.17B), Kuwait ($960M), and Armenia ($557M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sweden than Iran included Germany ($19.2B), Norway ($18.7B), and United States ($17.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - Sweden

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.76M), Textiles ($2.5M), and Foodstuffs ($1.56M).

During 2017, Sweden had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($6.93M), Instruments ($2.4M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.39M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
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

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.

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

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