Current account balance in Sweden
Sweden: Current account balance was 6.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.1% for current account balance in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Sweden peaked at 8.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 1992.
Sweden ranks 33rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -232.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +36.4% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +104.2% |
| 1974 | -0.8% | -132.8% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | -53.6% |
| 1976 | -1.8% | +382.4% |
| 1977 | -2.2% | +25.2% |
| 1978 | -0.2% | -91.9% |
| 1979 | -1.9% | +941.2% |
| 1980 | -3.1% | +60.1% |
| 1981 | -2.1% | -29.7% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | +34.1% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | -76.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -197.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9% | -231.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -102.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -154.1% |
| 1988 | -0.3% | +2118.1% |
| 1989 | -1.4% | +451.6% |
| 1990 | -2.4% | +70.1% |
| 1991 | -1.7% | -29.9% |
| 1992 | -3.1% | +83.0% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | -37.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -116.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +469.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +38.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +150.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +54.6% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.3% | -2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1% | -3.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | -3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 7,862 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 77,210 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,370 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 67,555 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Sweden?
- Current account balance in Sweden was 6.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for current account balance?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.