Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden

Sweden: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 10.71 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.71 billion
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
38th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11.89 billion
in 2007
All-time low
4.03 billion
in 1997
Years of data
21
1995–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden, 1995–2024

4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B1995200920241995: 4.4B1996: 4.5B1997: 4.0B1998: 5.0B1999: 4.9B2000: 4.8B2001: 5.2B2002: 5.7B2003: 6.5B2004: 7.7B2005: 7.6B2006: 9.7B2007: 11.9B2008: 11.7B2009: 9.8B2010: 10.7B2020: 4.3B2021: 6.1B2022: 9.0B2023: 9.9B2024: 10.7B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 10.71 billion for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2024.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden peaked at 11.89 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.03 billion, in 1997.

Sweden ranks 38th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 4.39 billion —
1996 4.53 billion +3.3%
1997 4.03 billion -11.2%
1998 5.00 billion +24.1%
1999 4.94 billion -1.1%
2000 4.83 billion -2.4%
2001 5.20 billion +7.8%
2002 5.67 billion +9.1%
2003 6.55 billion +15.5%
2004 7.69 billion +17.4%
2005 7.63 billion -0.8%
2006 9.71 billion +27.3%
2007 11.89 billion +22.4%
2008 11.73 billion -1.3%
2009 9.77 billion -16.7%
2010 10.67 billion +9.3%
2020 4.35 billion -59.3%
2021 6.06 billion +39.3%
2022 8.97 billion +48.1%
2023 9.89 billion +10.3%
2024 10.71 billion +8.3%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 10.71 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 1.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 10.71 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.58 billion 4.03 billion 5.00 billion 5
2000s 8.07 billion 4.83 billion 11.89 billion 10
2010s 10.67 billion 10.67 billion 10.67 billion 1
2020s 8.00 billion 4.35 billion 10.71 billion 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 35 Philippines 11.19 billion compare
  2. 36 Dominican Republic 10.97 billion compare
  3. 37 Hungary 10.91 billion compare
  4. 39 Belgium 10.45 billion compare
  5. 40 Colombia 10.12 billion compare
  6. 41 Czechia 9.91 billion compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sweden was 10.71 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11.89 billion in 2007.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4.03 billion in 1997.
How does Sweden rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Sweden ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
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