Exports, imports and net trade balance, February 2026, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK 1.8 billion in February
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-03-26 8.00
In February 2026, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 163.8 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 162.0 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 1.8 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 1.8 billion in February 2026, according to preliminary calculations. In February 2025, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 12.1 billion.
The value of exports in February 2026 was SEK 163.8 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 162.0 billion. The corresponding values for February 2025 were SEK 172.6 billion for exports and SEK 160.5 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus decreased by 5 percent in value while imports have increased by 1 percent in value compared with February 2025. The number of weekdays in February 2026 was the same as it was in February 2025.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 23.7 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 21.9 billion.
Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a surplus of SEK 0.9 billion in February, compared with a surplus of SEK 2.5 billion in January. The corresponding figure for December was a surplus of SEK 3.8 billion.
Exports, imports and net trade of goods
| Month | Total, value (current prices, SEK billion) | EU Member States | Non EU Member States | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||
| Exports | Jan | 167.6 | 180.1 | 161.3 | 95,0 | 96.1 | 89.8 | 72.6 | 84,0 | 71.5 |
| Febr | 172.2 | 172.6 | 163.8 | 96.1 | 93.5 | 92,0 | 76.1 | 79.1 | 71.8 | |
| March | 177.8 | 186.6 | 99.3 | 99,0 | 78.5 | 87.6 | ||||
| April | 183.6 | 169.8 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 85.5 | 78.2 | ||||
| May | 187.4 | 166,0 | 97.4 | 92.5 | 90,0 | 73.5 | ||||
| June | 170.7 | 177.2 | 90.7 | 95.1 | 80,0 | 82.1 | ||||
| July | 157,0 | 153.7 | 81.4 | 76.9 | 75.6 | 76.8 | ||||
| Aug | 151.5 | 144.8 | 81.4 | 80.1 | 70.1 | 64.7 | ||||
| Sept | 170.1 | 174.4 | 91.6 | 97.9 | 78.5 | 76.5 | ||||
| Oct | 184.1 | 180.3 | 100.3 | 100.8 | 83.8 | 79.5 | ||||
| Nov | 183.9 | 174,0 | 103.5 | 94.9 | 80.4 | 79.1 | ||||
| Dec | 161.5 | 163.4 | 83.2 | 85.8 | 78.3 | 77.6 | ||||
| Total | 2067.4 | 2042.9 | 325.1 | 1118,0 | 1104.2 | 181.8 | 949.4 | 938.7 | 143.3 | |
| Imports | Jan | 155,0 | 167.9 | 155,0 | 102.2 | 105.4 | 103.7 | 52.8 | 62.5 | 51.3 |
| Febr | 161.4 | 160.5 | 162,0 | 109.2 | 108,0 | 113.9 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 48.1 | |
| March | 172.1 | 175.6 | 115.9 | 116.3 | 56.2 | 59.3 | ||||
| April | 175.3 | 164,0 | 115.5 | 113.7 | 59.8 | 50.3 | ||||
| May | 177.4 | 166,0 | 117.1 | 113.5 | 60.3 | 52.5 | ||||
| June | 163.4 | 165.1 | 112,0 | 108.9 | 51.4 | 56.2 | ||||
| July | 149.8 | 149.9 | 96.4 | 100.8 | 53.4 | 49.1 | ||||
| Aug | 158.1 | 153.3 | 101.6 | 99.5 | 56.5 | 53.8 | ||||
| Sept | 170.3 | 169.7 | 114.6 | 115.2 | 55.7 | 54.5 | ||||
| Oct | 183.3 | 179.2 | 124.2 | 125.8 | 59.1 | 53.4 | ||||
| Nov | 178.7 | 169.6 | 123.9 | 118.8 | 54.8 | 50.8 | ||||
| Dec | 159.2 | 158.3 | 106.8 | 110.3 | 52.4 | 48,0 | ||||
| Total | 2004,0 | 1979.1 | 317,0 | 1339.4 | 1336.2 | 217.6 | 664.6 | 642.9 | 99.4 | |
| Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 12.6 | 12.2 | 6.3 | -7.2 | -9.3 | -13.9 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 20.2 |
| Febr | 10.8 | 12.1 | 1.8 | -13.1 | -14.5 | -21.9 | 23.9 | 26.6 | 23.7 | |
| March | 5.7 | 11,0 | -16.6 | -17.3 | 22.3 | 28.3 | ||||
| April | 8.3 | 5.8 | -17.4 | -22.1 | 25.7 | 27.9 | ||||
| May | 10,0 | -19.7 | -21,0 | 29.7 | 21,0 | |||||
| June | 7.3 | 12.1 | -21.3 | -13.8 | 28.6 | 25.9 | ||||
| July | 7.2 | 3.8 | -15,0 | -23.9 | 22.2 | 27.7 | ||||
| Aug | -6.6 | -8.5 | -20.2 | -19.4 | 13.6 | 10.9 | ||||
| Sept | -0.2 | 4.7 | -23,0 | -17.3 | 22.8 | 22,0 | ||||
| Oct | 0.8 | 1.1 | -23.9 | -25,0 | 24.7 | 26.1 | ||||
| Nov | 5.2 | 4.4 | -20.4 | -23.9 | 25.6 | 28.3 | ||||
| Dec | 2.3 | 5.1 | -23.6 | -24.5 | 25.9 | 29.6 | ||||
| Total | 63.4 | 63.8 | 8.1 | -221.4 | -232,0 | -35.8 | 284.8 | 295.8 | 43.9 | |
Net trade (December 2025 – February 2026) showed a surplus of SEK 13.2 billion
During the last three months, the value of exports of goods decreased by 5 percent and the value of imports of goods decreased by 3 percent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 488.5 billion and imports were valued at SEK 475.3 billion. The net trade for December 2025 – February 2026 thus resulted in a surplus of SEK 13.2 billion. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a surplus of SEK 26.6 billion.