Exports, imports and net trade balance, August 2026, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK -11.9 billion in August
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-09-28 8.00
In August 2026, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 159.9 billion, and imports of goods amounted to SEK 171.8 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK -11.9 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 11.9 billion in August 2026, according to preliminary calculations. In August 2025, there was a net trade deficit of SEK 8.7 billion.
The value of exports in August 2026 was SEK 159.9 billion, and imports were valued at SEK 171.8 billion. The corresponding values for August 2025 were SEK 144.7 billion for exports and SEK 153.4 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus increased by 11 percent in value and imports have increased by 12 percent in value compared with August 2025. The number of weekdays in August 2026 was the same as it was in August 2025.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 6.7 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 18.6 billion.
Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a surplus of SEK 1.7 billion in August, compared with a surplus of SEK 1.5 billion in July. The corresponding figure for June was a surplus of SEK 0.9 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 | 176.2 | 161.3 | 94.9 | 96.0 | 89.7 | 72.7 | 80.2 | 71.6 |
| Febr | 172.2 | 172.4 | 162.3 | 96.0 | 93.4 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 79.0 | 71.6 | |
| March | 177.8 | 186.5 | 195.5 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 109.8 | 78.6 | 87.7 | 85.7 | |
| April | 182.6 | 169.8 | 184.0 | 98.0 | 91.4 | 100.9 | 84.6 | 78.4 | 83.1 | |
| May | 187.4 | 165.9 | 181.0 | 97.3 | 92.3 | 103.9 | 90.1 | 73.6 | 77.1 | |
| June | 170.7 | 177.1 | 197.3 | 90.6 | 94.9 | 112.1 | 80.1 | 82.2 | 85.2 | |
| July | 156.9 | 153.6 | 160.8 | 81.3 | 76.7 | 86.9 | 75.6 | 76.9 | 73.9 | |
| Aug | 148.1 | 144.7 | 159.9 | 81.4 | 79.9 | 91.9 | 66.7 | 64.8 | 68.0 | |
| Sept | 170.1 | 174.1 | 91.5 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 76.6 | ||||
| Oct | 184.1 | 180.2 | 100.2 | 100.6 | 83.9 | 79.6 | ||||
| Nov | 183.9 | 173.9 | 103.4 | 94.8 | 80.5 | 79.1 | ||||
| Dec | 161.6 | 163.3 | 83.2 | 85.7 | 78.4 | 77.6 | ||||
| Total | 2063.0 | 2037.7 | 1402.1 | 1117.0 | 1102.0 | 785.9 | 946.0 | 935.7 | 616.2 | |
| Imports | Jan | 155.3 | 168.0 | 155.2 | 102.2 | 105.3 | 103.4 | 53.1 | 62.7 | 51.8 |
| Febr | 161.8 | 160.6 | 163.0 | 109.2 | 107.9 | 114.7 | 52.6 | 52.7 | 48.3 | |
| March | 172.6 | 175.6 | 189.5 | 115.9 | 116.2 | 127.0 | 56.7 | 59.4 | 62.5 | |
| April | 175.3 | 164.5 | 193.2 | 115.4 | 113.7 | 129.4 | 59.9 | 50.8 | 63.8 | |
| May | 177.8 | 166.0 | 180.0 | 117.0 | 113.4 | 121.6 | 60.8 | 52.6 | 58.4 | |
| June | 163.6 | 165.3 | 192.7 | 112.0 | 108.9 | 133.3 | 51.6 | 56.4 | 59.4 | |
| July | 149.7 | 150.1 | 159.4 | 96.1 | 100.6 | 107.0 | 53.6 | 49.5 | 52.4 | |
| Aug | 158.5 | 153.4 | 171.8 | 101.6 | 99.4 | 110.5 | 56.9 | 54.0 | 61.3 | |
| Sept | 170.4 | 169.6 | 114.5 | 115.0 | 55.9 | 54.6 | ||||
| Oct | 183.6 | 179.0 | 124.3 | 125.6 | 59.3 | 53.4 | ||||
| Nov | 179.3 | 169.7 | 123.8 | 118.8 | 55.5 | 50.9 | ||||
| Dec | 159.5 | 159.1 | 106.8 | 110.3 | 52.7 | 48.8 | ||||
| Total | 2007.4 | 1980.9 | 1404.8 | 1338.8 | 1335.1 | 946.9 | 668.6 | 645.8 | 457.9 | |
| Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 12.3 | 8.2 | 6.1 | -7.3 | -9.3 | -13.7 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 19.8 |
| Febr | 10.4 | 11.8 | -0.7 | -13.2 | -14.5 | -24.0 | 23.6 | 26.3 | 23.3 | |
| March | 5.2 | 10.9 | 6.0 | -16.7 | -17.4 | -17.2 | 21.9 | 28.3 | 23.2 | |
| April | 7.3 | 5.3 | -9.2 | -17.4 | -22.3 | -28.5 | 24.7 | 27.6 | 19.3 | |
| May | 9.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -19.7 | -21.1 | -17.7 | 29.3 | 21.0 | 18.7 | |
| June | 7.1 | 11.8 | 4.6 | -21.4 | -14.0 | -21.2 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |
| July | 7.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | -14.8 | -23.9 | -20.1 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 21.5 | |
| Aug | -10.4 | -8.7 | -11.9 | -20.2 | -19.5 | -18.6 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 6.7 | |
| Sept | -0.3 | 4.5 | -23.0 | -17.5 | 22.7 | 22.0 | ||||
| Oct | 0.5 | 1.2 | -24.1 | -25.0 | 24.6 | 26.2 | ||||
| Nov | 4.6 | 4.2 | -20.4 | -24.0 | 25.0 | 28.2 | ||||
| Dec | 2.1 | 4.2 | -23.6 | -24.6 | 25.7 | 28.8 | ||||
| Total | 55.6 | 56.8 | -2.7 | -221.8 | -233.1 | -161.0 | 277.4 | 289.9 | 158.3 | |
Net trade (January – August 2026) showed a deficit of SEK 2.7 billion
During the last eight months, the value of exports of goods increased by 4 percent and the value of imports of goods increased by 8 percent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 1402.1 billion and imports were valued at SEK 1404.8 billion. The net trade for January – August 2026 thus resulted in a deficit of SEK 2.7 billion. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a surplus of SEK 42.7 billion.
Comments
The figures in bold are revised.