Gross capital formation in Sweden
Sweden: Gross capital formation was 2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Sweden, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Sweden stood at 2.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 280.3% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Sweden peaked at 16.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -18.7%, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 105th of 168 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.
Gross capital formation in Sweden, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -7.1% | — |
| 1972 | -2.2% | -69.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -158.3% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +625.6% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | -31.1% |
| 1976 | -1.9% | -129.8% |
| 1977 | -14.4% | +655.8% |
| 1978 | -13.1% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | -221.3% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -44.4% |
| 1981 | -13.0% | -246.9% |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -97.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -6343.0% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | -1.1% | -109.7% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -742.4% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +82.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -93.3% |
| 1991 | -14.9% | -1782.6% |
| 1992 | -6.5% | -56.4% |
| 1993 | -16.8% | +158.7% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -185.8% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -38.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -89.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +88.2% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +410.5% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -61.4% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +117.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -88.0% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -286.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -221.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +89.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +250.2% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | -2.0% | -117.5% |
| 2009 | -18.7% | +842.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -187.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -52.5% |
| 2012 | -5.6% | -171.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -116.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +623.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -48.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -113.4% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | +375.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -704.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -41.4% |
| 2023 | -5.3% | -209.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -113.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +280.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6% | -14.4% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | -13.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -16.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -18.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -5.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -5.3% | 8.3% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 348,550 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 56,545 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 555,308 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Sweden?
- Gross capital formation in Sweden was 2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.7% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for gross capital formation?
- Sweden ranks 105th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.