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Sweden GDP

Sweden GDP

Economic Growth in Sweden

Sweden's economy recorded an average growth rate of 1.8% in the decade to 2024, compared to the 1.7% average for Nordic Economies. In 2024, real GDP growth was 1.0%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.

Sweden GDP Chart

Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Sweden from 2024 to 2021.
Source: Macrobond.

Sweden GDP Data

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) -2.1 5.0 1.3 0.0 0.8
GDP (USD bn) 545 631 575 579 604
GDP (EUR bn) 478 534 547 535 558
GDP (SEK bn) 5,013 5,418 5,816 6,143 6,380
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) -0.2 8.1 7.4 5.6 3.9

GDP rebounds in the second quarter

Economy grows more than initially estimated in Q2: A second national accounts release for Q2 revealed that the economy grew 0.5% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, up from both the initially estimated 0.1% expansion and Q1’s 0.2% contraction. In annual terms, seasonally adjusted GDP growth was confirmed at 1.1% (Q1: +1.0% yoy).

Private consumption and fixed investments lead the recovery: Looking at the details of the release, the quarterly rebound was driven by improvements in private spending and fixed investment. Domestically, household spending increased 0.4% in the second quarter, which was twice as fast from the first quarter's 0.2% expansion. This improvement was likely due to real disposable income rising an annual 2.5%. In addition, fixed investment growth hit an over two-year high of 1.7% in the second quarter, up from the first quarter's 2.8% contraction, with changes in inventories—largely trade inventories—adding 1.1 percentage points to overall GDP. Public spending growth was steady at Q1’s 0.2% in Q2. On the external front, exports of goods and services growth fell to 0.7% in Q2 (Q1: +2.0% s.a. qoq), marking the worst reading since Q1 2024. Conversely, imports of goods and services growth sped up to 3.1% in Q2 (Q1: +0.9% s.a. qoq), marking the best reading since Q4 2021. Accordingly, net exports subtracted 1.3 percentage points from overall GDP.

GDP growth to exceed 2024’s rate in 2025: Our panelists expect sequential GDP growth to stabilize in the coming quarters, maintaining healthy momentum in H2. On an annual basis, economic growth is set to pick up from last year in 2025, marking the joint-highest rate since the post-pandemic rebound in 2021 on stronger private spending and export growth. Sustained malaise in the German manufacturing sector and further shocks in the global trade environment pose downside risks.

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Swedish GDP projections for the next ten years from a panel of 30 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable GDP forecast available for Swedish GDP.

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