Services, value added (% of GDP) in Sweden
Sweden: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 67.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Sweden, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 67.0% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sweden peaked at 67.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1985.
That places Sweden 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.4% | — |
| 1981 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 67.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 67.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.9% | 55.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 57.7% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 61.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 63.7% | 67.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Sweden?
- Services, value added in Sweden was 67.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for services, value added?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.