Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Sweden
Sweden: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 5.62 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.62 Percentage of GDP for subnational government investment — direct investment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Sweden peaked at 5.62 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6 Percentage of GDP, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.67 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.95 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 4.23 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 4.05 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.94 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6 Percentage of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 3.87 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.88 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.12 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.35 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.41 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.53 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.57 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.64 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.54 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.44 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.72 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.03 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.08 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.28 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9 Percentage of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 5.11 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.38 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.62 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 Percentage of GDP | 3.6 Percentage of GDP | 4.3 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 Percentage of GDP | 4.35 Percentage of GDP | 5.08 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 Percentage of GDP | 4.9 Percentage of GDP | 5.62 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.3991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 330,025 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 30,092 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2523 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in Sweden?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Sweden was 5.62 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 Percentage of GDP in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.