Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sweden
Sweden: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 29,418 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sweden is 29,418 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.9% on the previous year and up 648.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sweden peaked at 61,135 million USD in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1,165 million USD, in 2010.
That places Sweden 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sweden, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,971 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 6,353 million USD | +222.3% |
| 1992 | -41.04 million USD | -100.6% |
| 1993 | 3,846 million USD | -9471.4% |
| 1994 | 6,350 million USD | +65.1% |
| 1995 | 14,448 million USD | +127.5% |
| 1996 | 5,437 million USD | -62.4% |
| 1997 | 10,968 million USD | +101.7% |
| 1998 | 19,919 million USD | +81.6% |
| 1999 | 61,135 million USD | +206.9% |
| 2000 | 20,294 million USD | -66.8% |
| 2001 | 11,452 million USD | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 12,382 million USD | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4,512 million USD | -63.6% |
| 2004 | 7,232 million USD | +60.3% |
| 2005 | 6,017 million USD | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 24,821 million USD | +312.5% |
| 2007 | 21,069 million USD | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 36,721 million USD | +74.3% |
| 2009 | 7,965 million USD | -78.3% |
| 2010 | -1,165 million USD | -114.6% |
| 2011 | 11,001 million USD | -1044.5% |
| 2012 | 15,075 million USD | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 3,930 million USD | -73.9% |
| 2014 | 4,030 million USD | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,444 million USD | +109.5% |
| 2016 | 19,141 million USD | +126.7% |
| 2017 | 12,509 million USD | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 3,806 million USD | -69.6% |
| 2019 | 9,989 million USD | +162.5% |
| 2020 | 19,721 million USD | +97.4% |
| 2021 | 20,722 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 50,649 million USD | +144.4% |
| 2023 | 29,418 million USD | -41.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 29,418 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 6.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 29,418 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,447 million USD, 8.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +9471.4% | -41.04 million USD | 3,846 million USD |
| 2011 | +1044.5% | -1,165 million USD | 11,001 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,039 million USD | -41.04 million USD | 61,135 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,247 million USD | 4,512 million USD | 36,721 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,676 million USD | -1,165 million USD | 19,141 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,128 million USD | 19,721 million USD | 50,649 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 688 million USD compare
- 11 Caribbean 74,479 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 428.36 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
- 13 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
- 13 Melanesia 388.19 million USD compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 293.69 million USD compare
- 15 Poland 28,685 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 52.04 million USD compare
- 16 India 28,163 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 20.71 million USD compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 28,134 million USD compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 13.32 million USD compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -37.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sweden?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sweden was 29,418 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 61,135 million USD in 1999.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,165 million USD in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 648.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.