Personal transfers, receipts in Sweden
Sweden: Personal transfers, receipts was 473.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts in Sweden, 1987–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 473.23 million BoP, current US$ for personal transfers, receipts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Sweden peaked at 473.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.86 million BoP, current US$, in 1987.
Sweden ranks 90th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.19 million BoP, current US$ | 15.86 million BoP, current US$ | 33.92 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1990s | 95.83 million BoP, current US$ | 32.15 million BoP, current US$ | 144.07 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 277.98 million BoP, current US$ | 100.19 million BoP, current US$ | 396.38 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 403.58 million BoP, current US$ | 354.05 million BoP, current US$ | 465.47 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 369.38 million BoP, current US$ | 338.36 million BoP, current US$ | 473.23 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 87 Gambia 520.65 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 88 Rwanda 502.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 89 Guyana 499.93 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 91 Turkey 473.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 92 Montenegro 470.58 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 93 Belarus 468.65 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 2.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 55,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 582.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 55,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in Sweden?
- Personal transfers, receipts in Sweden was 473.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 473.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.86 million BoP, current US$ in 1987.
- How does Sweden rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- Sweden ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.