Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Sweden

Foreign direct investment outflows in Sweden in 2025 — 8,025,753,147 US$. Ranked 23 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,674.4%.

2025 8.03B US$ −72.98% vs 2024
World rank 23of 91
Period maximum 63.34B US$2022
Period minimum -1.66B US$2014

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Sweden, 1970–2025-20B020B40B60B80B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 212,633,935 US$1971: 175,578,743 US$1972: 264,571,559 US$1973: 293,090,618 US$1974: 430,235,898 US$1975: 434,431,487 US$1976: 596,242,000 US$1977: 737,297,698 US$1978: 415,477,805 US$1979: 617,607,312 US$1980: 624,550,951 US$1981: 825,363,045 US$1982: 1,211,795,447 US$1983: 1,458,061,766 US$1984: 1,497,305,173 US$1985: 1,805,206,670 US$1986: 3,962,692,434 US$1987: 4,780,350,001 US$1988: 7,471,363,192 US$1989: 10,295,729,678 US$1990: 14,628,966,841 US$1991: 7,262,387,869 US$1992: 418,773,579 US$1993: 1,470,597,789 US$1994: 6,685,474,707 US$1995: 11,398,842,089 US$1996: 5,111,896,469 US$1997: 12,118,514,813 US$1998: 27,807,970,843 US$1999: 24,373,783,334 US$2000: 40,232,715,840 US$2001: 14,787,053,131 US$2002: 16,666,790,288 US$2003: 22,342,652,210 US$2004: 28,183,811,925 US$2005: 38,277,389,482 US$2006: 21,602,860,371 US$2007: 55,891,332,338 US$2008: 34,764,603,506 US$2009: 26,474,833,268 US$2010: 22,122,824,553 US$2011: 23,773,996,176 US$2012: 17,495,186,358 US$2013: 28,050,204,053 US$2014: -1,660,754,178 US$2015: 14,269,159,325 US$2016: -17,332,262 US$2017: 38,618,261,203 US$2018: 13,459,639,998 US$2019: 21,878,240,067 US$2020: 22,230,631,017 US$2021: 63,315,319,099 US$2022: 63,335,807,201 US$2023: 41,452,829,735 US$2024: 29,700,299,227 US$2025: 8,025,753,147 US$
Change over the period: +7.81B (+3,674.45%) Average annual rate: 6.82 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 8.03B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 8.03B −21.67B −72.98%
2024 29.7B −11.75B −28.35%
2023 41.45B −21.88B −34.55%
2022 63.34B +20.49M +0.03%
2021 63.32B +41.08B +184.81%
2020 22.23B +352M +1.61%
2019 21.88B +8.42B +62.55%
2018 13.46B −25.16B −65.15%
2017 38.62B +38.64B +222,911.44%
2016 -17.33M −14.29B −100.12%
2015 14.27B +15.93B +959.2%
2014 -1.66B −29.71B −105.92%
2013 28.05B +10.56B +60.33%
2012 17.5B −6.28B −26.41%
2011 23.77B +1.65B +7.46%
2010 22.12B −4.35B −16.44%
2009 26.47B −8.29B −23.85%
2008 34.76B −21.13B −37.8%
2007 55.89B +34.29B +158.72%
2006 21.6B −16.67B −43.56%
2005 38.28B +10.09B +35.81%
2004 28.18B +5.84B +26.14%
2003 22.34B +5.68B +34.05%
2002 16.67B +1.88B +12.71%
2001 14.79B −25.45B −63.25%
2000 40.23B +15.86B +65.07%
1999 24.37B −3.43B −12.35%
1998 27.81B +15.69B +129.47%
1997 12.12B +7.01B +137.06%
1996 5.11B −6.29B −55.15%
1995 11.4B +4.71B +70.5%
1994 6.69B +5.21B +354.61%
1993 1.47B +1.05B +251.17%
1992 419M −6.84B −94.23%
1991 7.26B −7.37B −50.36%
1990 14.63B +4.33B +42.09%
1989 10.3B +2.82B +37.8%
1988 7.47B +2.69B +56.29%
1987 4.78B +818M +20.63%
1986 3.96B +2.16B +119.51%
1985 1.81B +308M +20.56%
1984 1.5B +39.24M +2.69%
1983 1.46B +246M +20.32%
1982 1.21B +386M +46.82%
1981 825M +201M +32.15%
1980 625M +6.94M +1.12%
1979 618M +202M +48.65%
1978 415M −322M −43.65%
1977 737M +141M +23.66%
1976 596M +162M +37.25%
1975 434M +4.2M +0.98%
1974 430M +137M +46.79%
1973 293M +28.52M +10.78%
1972 265M +88.99M +50.69%
1971 176M −37.06M −17.43%
1970 213M

Northern Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.