Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. β Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden, 1970β2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden peaked at 62.91 billion BoP, current US$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, -6.04 billion BoP, current US$, in 2014.
That places Sweden 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.69 million BoP, current US$ | 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, Republic of 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 Korea, Republic of 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 2.12 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.6799 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 55,014 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 12.45 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 582.97 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 55,014 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden was 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 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?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.