Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sweden is 1.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sweden peaked at 2.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.6% | — |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sweden?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sweden was 1.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.