From a global perspective, Sweden is the ninth largest importer of fish and seafood, importing almost CAD$3.4 billion1 in 2010, an increase of 12.8% compared to 2009. Despite a small population base, this country is a large importer of fish per capita. In comparison, the world's largest importer, Japan, has a population more than 13 times larger and imported $14.9 billion worth of fish and seafood in 2010, only five times more than Sweden. Other countries, such as Portugal and Belgium, which have a similar population, imported significantly less. The main suppliers to Sweden are Norway (82.1%), Denmark (6.7%), China (1.7%) and the Netherlands (1.3%).
Sweden's main global fish and seafood imports in 2010 included fresh or chilled salmon with bones ($1.8 billion), fresh or chilled fillets of salmon ($226.6 million), dried cod, whether or not salted but not smoked ($183.8 million), prepared or preserved shrimp and prawns ($122.5 million), frozen fillets of salmon ($122.2 million), and cod, salted or in brine but not dried or smoked ($108.6 million).
In 2010, Sweden exported just over $2.7 billion of fish and seafood products globally, an increase of almost 19.0% from 2009. Sweden's main exports were fresh or chilled salmon with bones ($1.7 billion), dried cod, whether or not salted but not smoked ($198.5 million), fresh or chilled fillets of salmon ($178.4 million) and cod, salted or in brine but not dried or smoked ($111.1 million). Top destinations included France (19.9%), Poland (17.1%), and Portugal (10.5%).
Sweden's imports of fish and seafood represented 54% of total agri-food and seafood exported from Canada in 2010.
