Balance of Payments (BoP)
Upcoming publishing: 2026-09-04
This statistical data covers real and cross-border financial transactions. Balance of payments is divided into the current account, the capital account and the financial account. The international investment position shows a country's total net debt.
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Key figures for Sweden
Current Account
93.9
SEK billion
Reference period: 1st quarter 2026
Financial Account
192.1
SEK billion
Reference period: 1st quarter 2026
International Investment Position
4 033.2
SEK billion
Reference period: 1st quarter 2026
Statistical news
2026-06-05
During the first quarter of 2026, the current account surplus amounted to SEK 94 billion, a decrease of SEK 37.4 billion compared to the first quarter of 2025. The financial balance shows net lending of 192.1 billion, with other investments being the strongest contributing factor.
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| Title | Language | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Balance of payments 2016 | Swedish with elements of English | 2017-03-01 |
| Balance of payments 2016 | Swedish with elements of English | 2017-02-23 |
| Direct Investment 2015 | Swedish with elements of English | 2016-12-12 |
| Direct Investment 2015 | Swedish with elements of English | 2016-12-12 |
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- New model for seasonally adjusted current account
- Changes in the time series for statistics on securities, September 4 2023
- Implementation of new data sources for statistics on securities continues, August 29 2022
- Implementation of new data sources for statistics on securities continues, November 18 2021
- New data sources for statistics on securities
- Coordination of the Current Account
- New data sources for statistics on securities
- Revision Policy Balance of Payment (pdf)
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