Gross savings in Sweden
Sweden: Gross savings was 30.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross savings in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 30.6% for gross savings in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross savings in Sweden peaked at 31.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1993.
That places Sweden 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Gross savings in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.7% | — |
| 1971 | 27.0% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 25.9% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 24.3% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 21.0% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 20.5% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 23.4% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 20.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 16.1% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.0% | 31.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross savings in Sweden?
- Gross savings in Sweden was 30.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross savings recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross savings recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for gross savings?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross savings rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.