In Sweden, Business Shrugs Off Election Drama
Political crisis leaves Sweden's economic untouched.
Sweden GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Sweden real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Sweden economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Sweden best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 54.9 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 532.4 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 522.2 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 4.7% | 3.4% | -0.6% | -5.2% | 6% | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 1.2% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 2.6% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
USD 52,311.4 (2017, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.67% | 0.60% | 0.51% | 0.43% | 0.4% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 1.7%
- industry: 34.2%
- services: 64%
(2016 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
3.2% (2014)
OECD, data retrieved January 2017
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| 8.0% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 39.8% | 44.8% | 43.4% | 42.7% | 41.2% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -1.3% | -1.5% | 0% | -0.4% | -0.7% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Largest companies
Nordea Bank, Volvo Group, Ericsson, SEB, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, H&M, Teliasonera, Investor AB, Atlas Copco, SCA, Assa Abloy, Skanska, Sandvik, Autoliv, SKF Group, ICA Gruppen, Electrolux Group, Hexagon, Lundbergs, Alfa Laval, Securitas, Latour Investment.
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
5.3% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
45.6% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.8% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
1.5% (2015)
Export commodities
Machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2012 estimate)
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Import commodities
Machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing
Exports - major partners
Norway 10.3%, Germany 10.3%, US 7.7%, UK 7.2%, Denmark 6.8%, Finland 6.7%, Netherlands 5.2%, Belgium 4.4%, France 4.2% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Germany 17.9%, Netherlands 8.1%, Norway 7.8%, Denmark 7.7%, China 6%, UK 5.5%, Finland 4.6%, France 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 4,858 million | USD 3,561 million | USD 12,579 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 30,071 million | USD 8,564 million | USD 23,717 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 151.4 million | USD -4420.9 million | USD 9703.7 million | USD 1519.0 million |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
AstraZeneca AB, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co-Diabetes Business, United States, USD 4.3 billion / Lindorff Group AB SPV, Lindorff Group AB, Norway, USD 3.2 billion / Meda AB, Rottapharm SpA, Italy, USD 3.1 billion
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 9 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 15 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 22 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 10 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 75 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 19 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 18 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 28 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 25 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 6 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 19 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
6 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 26 / Score: 71.96 (Mostly free) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Religions
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 8.591 million | 8.883 million | 9.416 million | 10.027 million | 10.613 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 73% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 36.67% Mobile 130.38% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)