Sweden Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

6,600

Units In

SEK million

11,200

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 26, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
21,900 Mar 2006	-18,000 Aug 2022	3,404.23 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 6.6 billion in April 2025 from SEK 7.1 billion in the same month of the previous year. This marked the smallest figure since December last year, as exports dropped by 7.2% from a year earlier to SEK 169.5 billion, weighed down by reduced sales to EU (-7.1%) and non-EU countries (-7.3%). Meanwhile, imports also decreased by 7.2% to SEK 162.9 billion, with purchases declining both from EU (-3.1%) and non-EU countries (-1.5%). On a seasonally adjusted basis, the trade surplus widened to SEK 8.2 billion from SEK 7.4 billion in the previous month. Considering the first four months of the year, the country’s trade surplus expanded to SEK 44.8 billion, compared to SEK 37.1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year.