Gross capital formation in Sweden
Sweden: Gross capital formation was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 25.5% for gross capital formation in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Sweden peaked at 35.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.8% | — |
| 1961 | 32.3% | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 34.3% | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 35.1% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 33.6% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 32.5% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 31.5% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 32.9% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 29.8% | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 26.5% | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.8% | 31.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 23.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 23.0% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.9% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 27,814 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -22.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -27.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.1476 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 9,321 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Sweden?
- Gross capital formation in Sweden was 25.5% 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 35.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for gross capital formation?
- Sweden ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.