Foreign assets in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign assets was 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign assets in Sweden, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets in Sweden peaked at 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 296.79 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places Sweden 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 368.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 296.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 495.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 966.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 510.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.50 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.48 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.78 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Australia 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 17 Norway 2.10 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 18 South Korea 1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 1.75 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 1.64 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 22 Denmark 1.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets in Sweden?
- Foreign assets in Sweden was 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 296.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign assets?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.