Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sweden peaked at 62.91 billion BoP, current US$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, -6.04 billion BoP, current US$, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 24th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 108.25 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 84.10 million BoP, current US$ | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 65.31 million BoP, current US$ | -22.3% |
| 1973 | 83.96 million BoP, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 76.59 million BoP, current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 80.22 million BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 4.86 million BoP, current US$ | -93.9% |
| 1977 | 81.45 million BoP, current US$ | +1574.5% |
| 1978 | 69.71 million BoP, current US$ | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 112.47 million BoP, current US$ | +61.3% |
| 1980 | 250.91 million BoP, current US$ | +123.1% |
| 1981 | 181.12 million BoP, current US$ | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 355.01 million BoP, current US$ | +96.0% |
| 1983 | 225.70 million BoP, current US$ | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 290.01 million BoP, current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 392.95 million BoP, current US$ | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +175.5% |
| 1987 | 639.21 million BoP, current US$ | -41.0% |
| 1988 | 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ | +161.8% |
| 1989 | 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 6.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +220.4% |
| 1992 | -5.42 million BoP, current US$ | -100.1% |
| 1993 | 3.70 billion BoP, current US$ | -68473.0% |
| 1994 | 6.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.2% |
| 1995 | 14.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +138.3% |
| 1996 | 5.49 billion BoP, current US$ | -63.2% |
| 1997 | 10.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +87.0% |
| 1998 | 23.33 billion BoP, current US$ | +127.2% |
| 1999 | 62.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +169.6% |
| 2000 | 22.82 billion BoP, current US$ | -63.7% |
| 2001 | 18.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 18.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -67.3% |
| 2004 | 16.85 billion BoP, current US$ | +180.6% |
| 2005 | 20.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 22.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 46.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +109.2% |
| 2008 | 41.44 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 8.96 billion BoP, current US$ | -78.4% |
| 2010 | 625.10 million BoP, current US$ | -93.0% |
| 2011 | 6.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +1016.5% |
| 2012 | 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 billion BoP, current US$ | -65.2% |
| 2014 | -6.04 billion BoP, current US$ | -506.0% |
| 2015 | 9.78 billion BoP, current US$ | -261.9% |
| 2016 | 15.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +58.2% |
| 2017 | 24.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +57.1% |
| 2018 | -714.15 million BoP, current US$ | -102.9% |
| 2019 | 15.69 billion BoP, current US$ | -2297.4% |
| 2020 | 18.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 57.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +216.7% |
| 2022 | 53.78 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 18.67 billion BoP, current US$ | -65.3% |
| 2024 | 30.72 billion BoP, current US$ | +64.5% |
| 2025 | 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ | -37.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.70 billion BoP, current US$, 7.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 billion BoP, current US$, 11.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +68473.0% | -5.42 million BoP, current US$ | 3.70 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2019 | +2297.4% | -714.15 million BoP, current US$ | 15.69 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 1977 | +1574.5% | 4.86 million BoP, current US$ | 81.45 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2011 | +1016.5% | 625.10 million BoP, current US$ | 6.98 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.69 million BoP, current US$ | 4.86 million BoP, current US$ | 112.47 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 690.30 million BoP, current US$ | 181.12 million BoP, current US$ | 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.52 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.42 million BoP, current US$ | 62.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 46.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 24.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 57.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Indonesia 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 22 Vietnam 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 23 Poland 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 25 Thailand 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 26 Denmark 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 27 South Korea 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sweden?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sweden was 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 62.91 billion BoP, current US$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.04 billion BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.