Sweden Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Sweden Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Sweden Current Account surplus accounted for 5.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 5.9 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Sweden Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Sep 2025, with an average value of 2.5 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.0 % in Mar 2008 and a record low of -5.4 % in Dec 1982.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Sweden provides Current Account Balance in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency based on ESA 2010. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1982 is calculated from Current Account Balance sourced from the International Monetary Fund and Nominal GDP based on ESA 1995.


Key information about Sweden Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Sweden, Current Account recorded a surplus of 9.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Sweden Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 6.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 169.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Sweden's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1980 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was Sweden's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Sweden Current Account surplus accounted for 5.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 5.9 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
5.8 Sep 2025	5.9 Jun 2025	-5.4 Dec 1982	10.0 Mar 2008	%	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Sep 2025

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