Which has higher export quality index, Sweden or United States?

United States, at 0.9371 against 0.9346 in Sweden as of 2014.

What is the difference in export quality index between Sweden and United States?

0.0025, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?

52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United States: Export quality index

Sweden

0.9346

in 2014

United States

0.9371

in 2014

Sweden rank

41st

United States rank

38th

Export quality index over time

Sweden
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.9371 against 0.9346 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0025.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.

Sweden ranks 41st and United States ranks 38th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9704	0.9963	0.0259	United States
1970s	0.9785	0.9641	0.0144	Sweden
1980s	0.9738	0.9335	0.0403	Sweden
1990s	0.9865	0.9366	0.0498	Sweden
2000s	0.9644	0.9531	0.0113	Sweden
2010s	0.9508	0.9367	0.0141	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export quality index, Sweden or United States?: United States, at 0.9371 against 0.9346 in Sweden as of 2014.
What is the difference in export quality index between Sweden and United States?: 0.0025, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Sweden and United States rank globally for export quality index?: Sweden ranks 41st and United States ranks 38th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.