Sweden Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

5,400

Units In

SEK million

-8,100

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 28, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
21,900 Mar 2006	-18,000 Aug 2022	3,405.6 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 balance recorded a surplus of SEK 5.4 billion in September 2025, reversing a deficit of SEK 0.2 billion in the same month last year. Exports rose 2.5% year-on-year to a three-month high of SEK 174.3 billion, driven by higher sales to EU countries (up 6.8% to SEK 97.8 billion), while exports to non-EU countries fell 2.5% to SEK 76.5 billion. On the other hand, imports declined 0.8% to SEK 168.9 billion, due to lower purchases from non-EU countries (down 2.7% to SEK 54.2 billion), while imports from EU countries edged up 0.1% to SEK 114.7 billion. For January–September, the cumulative trade surplus increased to SEK 56.4 billion from SEK 55.1 billion in the same period last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the surplus narrowed to SEK 5.0 billion in September from SEK 5.3 billion in August.