Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden
Sweden: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Sweden is 21.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sweden peaked at 29.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2025.
That places Sweden 125th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.4% | — |
| 1981 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.3% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.5% compare
- 123 Central African Republic 21.2% compare
- 124 Bulgaria 21.2% compare
- 126 Togo 21.0% compare
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.8% compare
- 128 Brazil 20.1% compare
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 42,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 415,580 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sweden?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sweden was 21.0% 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 29.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sweden ranks 125th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). 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 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.