Travel services in Sweden
Sweden: Travel services was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9.5% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Sweden peaked at 24.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.9% | — |
| 1971 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 20.0% | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 17.1% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 15.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 18.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 travel services in Sweden?
- Travel services in Sweden was 9.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for travel services?
- Sweden ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.