Exports, imports and net trade balance, September 2026, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK 4.1 billion in September
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-10-27 8.00
In September 2026, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 206.4 billion, and imports of goods amounted to SEK 202.3 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 4.1 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 4.1 billion in September 2026, according to preliminary calculations. In September 2025, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 3.4 billion.
The value of exports in September 2026 was SEK 206.4 billion, and imports were valued at SEK 202.3 billion. The corresponding values for September 2025 were SEK 173.9 billion for exports and SEK 170.5 billion for imports. Both exports and imports of goods have thus increased by 19 percent in value compared with September 2025. The number of weekdays in September 2026 was the same as it was in September 2025.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 25.5 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 21.4 billion.
Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a surplus of SEK 0.5 billion in September, compared with a surplus of SEK 0.6 billion in August. The corresponding figure for July was a surplus of SEK 0.6 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 | 167.1 | 179.9 | 160.9 | 94.3 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 72.8 | 84.2 | 71.6 |
| Febr | 171.8 | 172.2 | 162.0 | 95.6 | 93.1 | 90.4 | 76.2 | 79.1 | 71.6 | |
| March | 177.6 | 186.3 | 195.0 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 109.4 | 78.7 | 87.8 | 85.6 | |
| April | 182.1 | 169.2 | 183.6 | 97.5 | 91.0 | 100.5 | 84.6 | 78.2 | 83.1 | |
| May | 187.1 | 165.8 | 180.8 | 97.0 | 92.2 | 103.7 | 90.1 | 73.6 | 77.1 | |
| June | 170.7 | 176.5 | 197.0 | 90.6 | 94.4 | 111.8 | 80.1 | 82.1 | 85.2 | |
| July | 156.6 | 153.5 | 160.4 | 80.9 | 76.5 | 86.4 | 75.7 | 77.0 | 74.0 | |
| Aug | 147.6 | 144.5 | 159.9 | 80.9 | 79.7 | 91.9 | 66.7 | 64.8 | 68.0 | |
| Sept | 169.7 | 173.9 | 206.4 | 91.1 | 97.3 | 116.0 | 78.6 | 76.6 | 90.4 | |
| Oct | 183.7 | 179.8 | 99.8 | 100.3 | 83.9 | 79.5 | ||||
| Nov | 183.5 | 173.5 | 103.0 | 94.6 | 80.5 | 78.9 | ||||
| Dec | 161.3 | 163.1 | 82.9 | 85.6 | 78.4 | 77.5 | ||||
| Total | 2058.8 | 2038.2 | 1606.0 | 1112.5 | 1098.9 | 899.4 | 946.3 | 939.3 | 706.6 | |
| Imports | Jan | 155.4 | 168.9 | 155.4 | 102.2 | 105.4 | 103.1 | 53.2 | 63.5 | 52.3 |
| Febr | 161.8 | 161.0 | 162.8 | 109.2 | 108.0 | 114.4 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 48.4 | |
| March | 172.7 | 175.9 | 189.4 | 115.9 | 116.3 | 126.5 | 56.8 | 59.6 | 62.9 | |
| April | 175.9 | 164.9 | 192.8 | 115.4 | 113.8 | 129.0 | 60.5 | 51.1 | 63.8 | |
| May | 181.5 | 167.4 | 180.2 | 117.0 | 113.8 | 121.8 | 64.5 | 53.6 | 58.4 | |
| June | 163.9 | 166.0 | 193.0 | 112.0 | 109.2 | 133.5 | 51.9 | 56.8 | 59.5 | |
| July | 149.8 | 150.7 | 158.2 | 96.2 | 100.8 | 106.8 | 53.6 | 49.9 | 51.4 | |
| Aug | 158.6 | 154.1 | 172.7 | 101.6 | 99.6 | 111.5 | 57.0 | 54.5 | 61.2 | |
| Sept | 170.6 | 170.5 | 202.3 | 114.5 | 115.3 | 137.4 | 56.1 | 55.2 | 64.9 | |
| Oct | 183.8 | 179.6 | 124.4 | 125.8 | 59.4 | 53.8 | ||||
| Nov | 179.6 | 170.3 | 123.9 | 119.1 | 55.7 | 51.2 | ||||
| Dec | 159.7 | 159.3 | 106.9 | 110.4 | 52.8 | 48.9 | ||||
| Total | 2013.3 | 1988.6 | 1606.8 | 1339.2 | 1337.5 | 1084.0 | 674.1 | 651.1 | 522.8 | |
| Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 11.7 | 11.0 | 5.5 | -7.9 | -9.7 | -13.8 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 19.3 |
| Febr | 10.0 | 11.2 | -0.8 | -13.6 | -14.9 | -24.0 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 23.2 | |
| March | 4.9 | 10.4 | 5.6 | -17.0 | -17.8 | -17.1 | 21.9 | 28.2 | 22.7 | |
| April | 6.2 | 4.3 | -9.2 | -17.9 | -22.8 | -28.5 | 24.1 | 27.1 | 19.3 | |
| May | 5.6 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -20.0 | -21.6 | -18.1 | 25.6 | 20.0 | 18.7 | |
| June | 6.8 | 10.5 | 4.0 | -21.4 | -14.8 | -21.7 | 28.2 | 25.3 | 25.7 | |
| July | 6.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | -15.3 | -24.3 | -20.4 | 22.1 | 27.1 | 22.6 | |
| Aug | -11.0 | -9.6 | -12.8 | -20.7 | -19.9 | -19.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 6.8 | |
| Sept | -0.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -23.4 | -18.0 | -21.4 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 25.5 | |
| Oct | -0.1 | 0.2 | -24.6 | -25.5 | 24.5 | 25.7 | ||||
| Nov | 3.9 | 3.2 | -20.9 | -24.5 | 24.8 | 27.7 | ||||
| Dec | 1.6 | 3.8 | -24.0 | -24.8 | 25.6 | 28.6 | ||||
| Total | 45.5 | 49.6 | -0.8 | -226.7 | -238.6 | -184.6 | 272.2 | 288.2 | 183.8 | |
Net trade (January – September 2026) showed a deficit of SEK 0.8 billion
During the last nine months, the value of exports of goods increased by 6 percent and the value of imports of goods increased by 9 percent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 1606.0 billion and imports were valued at SEK 1606.8 billion. The net trade for January – September 2026 thus resulted in a deficit of SEK 0.8 billion. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a surplus of SEK 42.4 billion.
Comments
The figures in bold are revised.