Sweden Trade Surplus Widens in October

Sweden’s trade surplus widened to SEK 7.4 billion in December 2025, sharply higher than SEK 2.3 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 0.6% year-on-year to SEK 162.4 billion, led by stronger shipments to EU countries (+2% to SEK 84.9 billion), though exports to non-EU markets slipped 1% to SEK 77.5 billion. Meanwhile, imports fell 2.6% to SEK 155 billion, driven by a 9.4% decline in purchases from non-EU countries to SEK 47.5 billion, while imports from the EU went up 0.7% to SEK 107.5 billion. For the full year 2025, Sweden’s cumulative trade surplus rose to SEK 74.1 billion from SEK 63.4 billion a year earlier, underscoring the country’s continued export strength. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the monthly trade surplus increased to SEK 9.5 billion in December from SEK 8.3 billion in November.

Sweden’s trade surplus surged to SEK 11.6 billion in November 2025, more than doubling the SEK 5.2 billion recorded a year earlier, marking the largest surplus since June. Exports fell 5.5% year-on-year to SEK 173.7 billion, weighed down by lower sales to both the EU (-8.4% to SEK 94.8 billion) and non-EU countries (-1.9% to SEK 78.9 billion). Meanwhile, imports dropped at a faster 9.3% to SEK 162.1 billion, due to decreased purchases from non-EU countries (-12% to SEK 48.2 billion), while imports from the EU declined 8.1% to SEK 113.9 billion. From January to November, the cumulative trade surplus rose to SEK 68.7 billion, up from SEK 61.1 billion in the same period last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the November surplus increased to SEK 8.9 billion from SEK 7.4 billion in October.

Sweden’s trade surplus widened to SEK 1.5 billion in October 2025, nearly doubling the SEK 0.8 billion recorded in the same month last year. Exports fell 1.6% year-on-year to SEK 181.2 billion, driven by lower sales to non-EU countries (-4.4% to SEK 80.1 billion), while shipments to EU countries increased 0.8% to SEK 101.1 billion. Meanwhile, imports dropped at a faster pace of 2.2% to SEK 179.7 billion, due to decreased purchases from non-EU countries (-7.8% to SEK 54.5 billion), while imports from EU countries rose 0.8% to SEK 125.2 billion. From January to October, the cumulative trade surplus increased to SEK 57.3 billion from SEK 55.9 billion in the corresponding period last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the trade surplus was unchanged at SEK 4.7 billion.