Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden is 2.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 43.6% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden peaked at 22.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 77th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -28.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -34.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -94.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +1484.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +36.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +93.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +122.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +108.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +131.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +205.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -91387.3% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +57.3% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +104.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -66.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +103.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +125.0% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +166.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -62.2% |
| 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 | 5.1% | +57.5% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | -0.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 1.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -1.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 2.9% | 9.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Sweden was 2.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.