Sweden Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

4,500

Units In

SEK million

12,600

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 26, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
21,900 Mar 2006	-18,000 Aug 2022	3,418.83 SEK million	1960-2025	Statistics Sweden

Sweden exports mostly machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron, steel products, chemicals. The country imports machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs and clothing. European Union is by far its largest trading partner accounting for about 61% of exports and 72% of imports. Norway, Russia, The United States and China play also an important role.

Latest Updates

Sweden’s trade surplus narrowed to SEK 4.5 billion in July 2025, down from SEK 6.8 billion in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell by 2.0% year-on-year to SEK 153.8 billion, weighed down by a 6.1% decline in sales to EU countries, although exports to non-EU countries rose by 2.4%. Meanwhile, imports edged down by 0.6% to SEK 149.3 billion. Purchases from non-EU countries shrank by 7.1%, while imports from EU countries increased by 3.0%. For the first seven months of 2025, however, the trade surplus widened to SEK 65.7 billion, compared to SEK 62.1 billion in the same period of the previous year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the trade surplus narrowed to SEK 6.7 billion in July from SEK 7.4 billion in the previous month.