Sweden vs United Kingdom: Changes in inventories

Sweden
15.69 billion current LCU
in 2025
United Kingdom
24.46 billion current LCU
in 2025
Sweden rank
55th
United Kingdom rank
53rd

Changes in inventories over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
-50.0B050.0B100.0B196019922025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 24.46 billion current LCU against 15.69 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 8.77 billion current LCU.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 55th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 3.29 billion current LCU 2.43 billion current LCU 865.00 million current LCU Sweden
2000s -3.38 billion current LCU 3.26 billion current LCU 6.63 billion current LCU United Kingdom
2010s 17.26 billion current LCU 6.62 billion current LCU 10.64 billion current LCU Sweden
2020s 14.65 billion current LCU 3.27 billion current LCU 11.38 billion current LCU Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Sweden or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 24.46 billion current LCU against 15.69 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Sweden and United Kingdom?
8.77 billion current LCU, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for changes in inventories?
Sweden ranks 55th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.