Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Sweden

Current account balance in Sweden in 2031 — 4.8%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.9 pp.

2031 4.8% +0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 28of 188
Period maximum 8.1%2006
Period minimum -3.1%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Sweden, 1980–2031-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -3.1%1981: -2.2%1982: -3%1983: -0.7%1984: 0.7%1985: -1%1986: 0.6%1987: 0.2%1988: -0.2%1989: -1.4%1990: -2.4%1991: -1.7%1992: -2.7%1993: -1.3%1994: 1%1995: 3.1%1996: 3.3%1997: 3.8%1998: 3.5%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.8%2001: 4.6%2002: 4.4%2003: 5.8%2004: 5.9%2005: 6%2006: 8.1%2007: 8.1%2008: 7.8%2009: 5.9%2010: 5.9%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.5%2013: 4.7%2014: 3.5%2015: 2.7%2016: 2%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.7%2021: 6.2%2022: 4%2023: 6.2%2024: 6.9%2025: 6.1%2026: 5.3%2027: 4.7%2028: 4.6%2029: 4.7%2030: 4.7%2031: 4.8%
Change over the period: +7.9 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Sweden 4.8%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Northern Europe computed 1.51%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 4.8 +0.1 pp
2030 4.7 +0 pp
2029 4.7 +0.1 pp
2028 4.6 −0.1 pp
2027 4.7 −0.6 pp
2026 5.3 −0.8 pp
2025 6.1 −0.8 pp
2024 6.9 +0.7 pp
2023 6.2 +2.2 pp
2022 4 −2.2 pp
2021 6.2 +0.5 pp
2020 5.7 +0.5 pp
2019 5.2 +3.1 pp
2018 2.1 −0.1 pp
2017 2.2 +0.2 pp
2016 2 −0.7 pp
2015 2.7 −0.8 pp
2014 3.5 −1.2 pp
2013 4.7 −0.8 pp
2012 5.5 +0 pp
2011 5.5 −0.4 pp
2010 5.9 +0 pp
2009 5.9 −1.9 pp
2008 7.8 −0.3 pp
2007 8.1 +0 pp
2006 8.1 +2.1 pp
2005 6 +0.1 pp
2004 5.9 +0.1 pp
2003 5.8 +1.4 pp
2002 4.4 −0.2 pp
2001 4.6 +0.8 pp
2000 3.8 +0 pp
1999 3.8 +0.3 pp
1998 3.5 −0.3 pp
1997 3.8 +0.5 pp
1996 3.3 +0.2 pp
1995 3.1 +2.1 pp
1994 1 +2.3 pp
1993 -1.3 +1.4 pp
1992 -2.7 −1 pp
1991 -1.7 +0.7 pp
1990 -2.4 −1 pp
1989 -1.4 −1.2 pp
1988 -0.2 −0.4 pp
1987 0.2 −0.4 pp
1986 0.6 +1.6 pp
1985 -1 −1.7 pp
1984 0.7 +1.4 pp
1983 -0.7 +2.3 pp
1982 -3 −0.8 pp
1981 -2.2 +0.9 pp
1980 -3.1

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.