Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 528.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Sweden peaked at 9.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 51st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -73.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +143.7% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +80.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -74.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -93.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +864.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -36.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -67.2% |
| 2014 | -1.0% | -510.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -286.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +54.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +50.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -102.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -2375.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +172.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -65.5% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 1.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -1.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 5 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,962 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 606,857 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Sweden?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Sweden was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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