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Sweden: Current account (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1861–2025 · 165 observations · forecasts to 2031 · CA_GDP

2025
6.06%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−2.1 pointsfrom 8.11%
Average, 2016–2025
5.00%10 years
Record high and low
10.4% (1916)low −6.46% (1885)

Current account (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20314.83Forecast
20304.74Forecast
20294.66Forecast
20284.64Forecast
20274.75Forecast
20268.15Forecast
20256.06
20248.11
20236.53
20225.00
20216.94
20205.84
20195.32
20182.22
20172.06
20161.88

Sources

  • Jones & Obstfeld1861–1945
  • Mitchell1861–1948
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • WDI (archive)1970–1997
  • World Development Indicators1970–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook1975–2025
  • IMF World Economic Outlook1980–2024
  • IMF International Financial Statistics1993–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1993–2025
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2024–2031
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027

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Sweden documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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