Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Sweden
Sweden: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Sweden stood at 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Sweden peaked at 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -63.1% | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +62.7% | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 120 Poland 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Kuwait 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Norway 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Iraq 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 South Africa 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Sweden?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Sweden was 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Sweden ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.