Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden
Sweden: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Sweden stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 109.4% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sweden peaked at 12.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 2009.
That places Sweden 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -3.3% | — |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -118.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +471.1% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +157.3% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -69.0% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -41.4% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +40.2% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -65.5% |
| 1990 | -1.7% | -336.6% |
| 1991 | -2.7% | +57.3% |
| 1992 | -4.3% | +60.3% |
| 1993 | -3.7% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -342.6% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -73.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +64.1% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -81.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +230.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -73.9% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +459.8% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -60.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +130.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | -5.1% | -197.0% |
| 2009 | -13.4% | +165.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -195.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -65.7% |
| 2012 | -2.8% | -163.0% |
| 2013 | -4.5% | +61.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -95.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -3570.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -3741.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | -165.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -634.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -63.6% |
| 2023 | -3.9% | -255.9% |
| 2024 | -1.0% | -73.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -109.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | -3.3% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -4.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -13.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -4.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -3.9% | 6.8% | 6 |
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 650,457 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 12.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 6,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sweden?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden was 0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sweden ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.