1. Trade with countries outside the EUFor companies trading with countries outside the EU the following data is used, taken from the export applications and import declarations that the companies submit to the Customs in connection with the export/ import of goods. The presented imports by country of origin from countries outside the EU comprise only the goods that have been finally cleared by the Customs in Sweden and not goods from third countries imported into Sweden via another EU state (e.g. Japanese cars imported into Sweden after Customs clearance in the Netherlands).2. Trade with EU statesThe total goods value of trade with EU states is calculated with the help of two digital bases. The main base (approximately 96% of exports and approximately 93% of imports) is data directly collected monthly from companies with an annual export or import trade with EU states amounting to at least 1,500,000 Skr. The data supplied by the companies are presented by commodity and by EU state. Data collection, which is carried out by Statistics Sweden, is in the form of a special statistical survey - Intrastat. The trade value of the non-respondents and of the companies not required to submit details is estimated by using data from the VAT returns.These data apply only to the value of intra-EU goods acquisition and deliveries that the company declares each month.
Foreign trade. Number of export/import companies by trade territory in 2022
Territory
Number
Västra Götaland County
Sweden
Export companies
Import companies
Scandinavia
4 343
3 263
20 666
15 607
EU
5 584
20 707
31 309
126 027
Rest of Europe
2 486
4 416
13 257
24 526
Far East
1 487
3 901
7 707
20 681
Rest of Asia
902
1 045
4 455
4 901
North America
1 701
2 926
9 285
16 725
South America
428
165
1 981
925
Africa
504
247
2 260
1 263
Total
8 381
23 882
47 102
146 238
Percentage
51,8
13,7
43,9
10,7
66,6
86,7
66,5
86,2
29,7
18,5
28,1
16,8
17,7
16,3
16,4
14,1
10,8
4,4
9,5
3,4
20,3
12,3
19,7
11,4
5,1
0,7
4,2
0,6
6,0
1,0
4,8
0,9
Company that export/import to/from more than one territory is counted on each territory.
Source: Scb.se / foretagsregistret
Foreign trade. Number of export/import companies by trade territory in 2016-2022
Proportion
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
4339
4 356
4 405
4 313
4 291
57
58
55
56
53
52
EU 27
5235
5 123
5 230
5 478
5 339
5 515
69
68
70
67
Rest of Europe (excl EU 27)
1264
1 294
1 268
1 297
1 564
2 609
17
20
32
30
1546
1 550
1 519
1 567
1 548
1 516
21
18
904
944
932
841
824
875
12
13
11
1534
1 500
1 520
1 498
1 593
19
458
450
468
422
412
425
6
5
552
506
513
489
478
488
7
7617
7 505
7 621
7 778
7 681
8 282
3031
3 133
3 172
3 121
3 086
3 127
16
15
14
16368
16 662
16 888
17 694
17 553
18 723
84
85
86
87
1381
1 423
1 462
1 855
4 664
9
3906
4 052
3 983
4 062
3 865
4 013
999
1 017
1 009
1 034
1 004
1 030
4
3285
3 232
3 272
3 173
2 842
2 995
189
205
187
193
169
184
1
259
256
260
238
222
241
19523
19899
20105
20727
20447
22 422
20422
20712
20557
20526
20371
20734
20666
51
50
48
45
44
28990
28897
28710
30174
29440
30951
31309
72
71
66
6378
6531
6483
6674
7798
13594
13257
29
28
7647
7628
7749
7758
7913
7707
4345
4483
4324
4254
4181
4315
4455
10
8184
8104
8102
8251
8192
8691
9285
2100
2094
2045
1981
1938
2012
2551
2420
2451
2427
2319
2327
2260
40297
40307
41059
42591
42171
46263
47102
14126
14579
14439
14553
14604
14991
15607
99757
102093
101194
106956
106652
114216
126027
83
6926
7151
7429
7688
9596
25891
24526
8
20388
21204
21002
21442
20696
21363
20681
4642
4756
4787
4914
4657
4946
4901
3
18969
18726
18521
18287
16828
17320
16725
967
985
950
882
903
1444
1308
1309
1284
1218
1295
1263
117573
119557
120417
126049
125006
136835
146238
Counpany that export/import to/from more than one territory is counted on each territory.