Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden
Sweden: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 30.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden, 1970–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 30.3% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden peaked at 31.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1993.
That places Sweden 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.0% | — |
| 1971 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 26.7% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 26.1% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 24.6% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 23.9% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.0% | 20.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 16.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 26.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.9% | 30.3% | 2 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,727 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5111 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 32,265 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sweden was 30.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Sweden ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.