Scrap Plastic in Sweden | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Sweden exported $45.2M in Scrap Plastic, making it the 20th largest exporter of Scrap Plastic in the world. At the same year, Scrap Plastic was the 385th most exported product in Sweden. The main destination of Scrap Plastic exports from Sweden are: Germany ($12.7M), Netherlands ($9.98M), Poland ($5.7M), Lithuania ($4.55M), and Denmark ($1.53M).

The fastest growing export markets for Scrap Plastic of Sweden between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($2.8M), Germany ($2.23M), and Poland ($1.08M).

Imports In 2022, Sweden imported $31.9M in Scrap Plastic, becoming the 28th largest importer of Scrap Plastic in the world. At the same year, Scrap Plastic was the 567th most imported product in Sweden. Sweden imports Scrap Plastic primarily from: Germany ($10.4M), Norway ($7.13M), Finland ($4.74M), Lithuania ($1.94M), and Netherlands ($1.68M).

The fastest growing import markets in Scrap Plastic for Sweden between 2021 and 2022 were Finland ($1.75M), Lithuania ($1.1M), and Germany ($779k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Scrap Plastic from Sweden to the United States.

Latest Trends

December 2023

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Overview In December 2023 Sweden's Scrap Plastic exports accounted up to SEK17.7M and imports accounted up to SEK20.6M, resulting in a negative trade balance of SEK2.9M. Between December 2022 and December 2023 the exports of Sweden's Scrap Plastic have decreased by SEK-12.2M (-40.9%) from SEK29.9M to SEK17.7M, while imports increased by SEK1.26M (6.5%) from SEK19.3M to SEK20.6M.

Destinations In December 2023, Scrap Plastic were exported mostly to Germany (SEK5.84M), Lithuania (SEK4.28M), Netherlands (SEK1.95M), Poland (SEK1.66M), and Norway (SEK814k), and were imported mostly from Norway (SEK6.2M), United Kingdom (SEK5.87M), Finland (SEK3.85M), Lithuania (SEK2.54M), and Denmark (SEK627k).

Growth In December 2023, the decrease in Scrap Plastic's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Netherlands (SEK-3.18M or -45.9%), Germany (SEK-1.83M or -19.3%), and Italy (SEK-376k or -19.5%). In December 2023, the increase in Scrap Plastic's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from France (SEK1.46M or 18.2k%), Lithuania (SEK800k or 40.7%), and Denmark (SEK292k or 226%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (December 2022 - December 2023)SEK-12.2M(-40.9%)

IMPORT GROWTH (December 2022 - December 2023)SEK1.26M(6.5%)

MAIN EXPORTER (December 2023)

MAIN DESTINATION (December 2023)GermanySEK5.84M

This section shows Scrap Plastic's exports and imports data at subnational level for Sweden. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Scrap Plastic over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$45.2M

IMPORTS (2022)$31.9M

NET TRADE (2022)$13.3M

In 2022, Sweden exported $45.2M in Scrap Plastic. The main destinations of Sweden exports on Scrap Plastic were Germany ($12.7M), Netherlands ($9.98M), Poland ($5.7M), Lithuania ($4.55M), and Denmark ($1.53M).

In 2022, Sweden imported $31.9M in Scrap Plastic, mainly from Germany ($10.4M), Norway ($7.13M), Finland ($4.74M), Lithuania ($1.94M), and Netherlands ($1.68M).

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