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  • Sweden's current account surplus strengthens as a result of higher primary income

    During the first quarter of 2025, the current account surplus amounts to SEK 119.3 billion, an increase of SEK 34.3 billion compared to the first quarter of 2024. The increase is driven primarily by a decrease in primary income on the import side of SEK 29.5 billion, but also due to an increase in the trade balance.

  • Increased holdings in foreign portfolio assets

    Swedish holdings in foreign portfolio assets increased in the first half of 2024. Total holdings amounted to SEK 10 380 billion, which was an increase of 17 percent compared to the end of the second half of 2023. Holdings in shares accounted for the largest percentage increase. Holding in investment fund shares and debt securities did also increase, but not to the same extent as shares.

  • Income on Swedish direct investment assets abroad increased in 2023

    Income on Swedish direct investment assets abroad amounted to SEK 551 billion in 2023, which is an increase by 14 percent compared to 2022. In the same period, income on foreign direct investment assets in Sweden increased by 5 percent and amounted to SEK 310 billion. At the end of 2023, Swedish direct investment assets abroad amounted to SEK 5 599 billion, which is an increase of 6 percent compared to the previous year. Foreign direct investment assets in Sweden increased by 5 percent and amounted to SEK 4 464 billion at the end of 2023.