Sweden: Terms of trade

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 Sweden

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 95.50
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 100.02
 Min - Max 95.50 - 106.20
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 95.5 percent, a decline from 95.9 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 2005 to 2024 is 100.02 percent. The minimum value, 95.5 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 106.2 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sweden: Terms of trade
 2024 95.50
 2023 95.90
 2022 96.30
 2021 99.40
 2020 98.80
 2019 98.90
 2018 96.50
 2017 96.80




The terms of trade for Sweden are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Terms of trade 95.50 2024 percent
 Trade openness 104.34 2025 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 53.23 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 356.10 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 3.93 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 51.11 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 341.90 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.86 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 17.26 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -188.94 2025 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 6.06 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars 45.51 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly 6.45 6/2026 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 2.12 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 20.27 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 74.20 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.78 2025 percent
 Remittances 5,413.48 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -50,281.82 2025 million USD
 External debt 162.21 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 32.73 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 512.24 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 51.83 2005 percent
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