Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Sweden: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.7% (2025), 154th of 180 in the world and 46th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 1.2% (2025), 168th of 209 in the world and 51st of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 3.7% (2006).
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Sweden in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.7%2025 | 154/180 | 46/49 | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.2%2025 | 168/209 | 51/56 | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.8% | −1.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 3.7%2006 | — | — | 5.8% | · | · | −5.0 ppsince 1996 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.9%2006 | — | — | 4.1% | · | · | −5.7 ppsince 1996 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 9.822025 | 107/210 | 17/57 | 9.16 | 7.21 | 9.21 | +16%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 27.2%2024 | 8/142 | 4/48 | 30.4% | 27.8% | 27.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 33.0%2024 | 37/142 | 29/48 | 38.6% | 33.9% | 32.8% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 32.5%2022 | 48/142 | 33/47 | 34.5% | 33.3% | 34.9% | −0.5 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 125.3%2024 | 13/169 | 3/48 | 39.8% | 123.3% | 138.5% | −5.0 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 77.8%2024 | 42/146 | 4/28 | 37.8% | 62.2% | 88.2% | +11.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.22025 | 126/165 | 32/49 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | −23%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.47%2025 | 42/156 | 15/47 | 1.82% | 1.19% | 1.15% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.7 pp0.7% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−23%2.2 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Sweden and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Sweden. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Sweden | Denmark | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7%2025 | 1.9%2025 | 0.3%2025 | 3.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 1.2%2025 | 1.7%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 1.4%2025 |
| Lending rate | 3.7%2006 | — | — | 5.9%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 1.9%2006 | — | — | 4.4%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 9.822025 | 6.622025 | 0.882025 | 10.402025 |
| Tax revenue | 27.2%2024 | 33.4%2024 | 25.3%2024 | 24.5%2024 |
| Government revenue | 33.0%2024 | 38.3%2024 | 41.8%2024 | 51.5%2024 |
| Government expense | 32.5%2022 | 33.3%2023 | 44.9%2023 | 34.5%2023 |
| Private credit | 125.3%2024 | 144.1%2024 | 92.0%2024 | 124.4%2024 |