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EU-Japan - a boost for jobs and exports in Sweden

Country or region
Japan
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EU exporter
Sweden

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Sweden already export a wide range of goods and services to Japan.

The EU-Japan trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

2,784
The number of Swedish companies that export to Japan.
83%
The share of EU companies exporting to Japan that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
15,298
The number of jobs in Sweden that EU exports to Japan help support.
739,560
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Japan help support.

What kind of products does Sweden export to Japan?

Companies across Sweden export goods and services to Japan.

Let's take two towns or cities:

A map of Sweden

 

Exports and Imports

5th
Japan is Sweden's 5th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€528 m
The value of Sweden's trade surplus with Japan.
€2 bn
The value of Swedish exports to Japan.
€1.5 bn
The value of Swedish imports from Japan.

Other EU countries export to Japan too!

Go to EU-Japan in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Japan

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2018. The product examples are drawn from a sample of all EU companies exporting to Japan. The location represents place of production/shipment.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2015 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, JRC estimates. Figures based on latest available data (2014).