Sweden’s business confidence indicator rose for a sixth consecutive month to 109.3 in September 2026 from a slightly upwardly revised 107.5 in August, marking the highest reading since May 2022 and moving further above its historical average of 100. The increase points to a continued strengthening in the overall business mood, while demand conditions were unchanged at -18, remaining close to the historical average. Companies reported a slight increase in employment over the past three months (2 vs -2 in August). Hiring plans also strengthened, with the employment outlook for the next three months (7 vs 6) pointing to further workforce growth, although plans remained stronger than normal in manufacturing and construction and weaker than normal in trade. Meanwhile, firms’ expectations for sales prices edged up to 22 from 21, indicating that price increases remain more widespread than normal across all sectors. source: National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden

Business Confidence in Sweden increased to 109.30 points in September from 107.50 points in August of 2026. Business Confidence in Sweden averaged 100.00 points from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 121.40 points in October of 2021 and a record low of 57.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Sweden Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Business Confidence in Sweden increased to 109.30 points in September from 107.50 points in August of 2026. Business Confidence in Sweden is expected to be 102.80 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Business Confidence is projected to trend around 102.00 points in 2027 and 101.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-28 06:00 AM
Business Confidence
Aug 107.4 106.4 105.5
2026-09-29 06:00 AM
Business Confidence
Sep 109.3 107.5 107
2026-10-29 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Oct 109.3 108.5


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 872.00 487.00 Companies Sep 2026
Business Confidence 109.30 107.50 points Sep 2026
Industrial Inventories -4602.36 11673.79 SEK Million Jun 2026
Car Registrations 28667.00 22584.00 Units Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories -4861.00 25515.00 SEK Million Jun 2026
Corruption Index 80.00 80.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 6.00 8.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 11589.25 10604.64 Gigawatt-hour Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.80 1.70 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production MoM 5.40 -2.90 percent Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production 6.60 2.40 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production -7.40 -9.00 percent Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 0.08 0.08 TWh Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 0.00 0.92 GWh/d Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 0.08 0.07 TWh Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Oct 2026
New Orders YoY 98.80 82.90 points Aug 2026


Sweden Business Confidence
In Sweden, the confidence indicator for the business sector is intended to provide a quick qualitative indication of actual outcomes, current situation and future expectations of Swedish companies. The variables in the survey include new orders, output, and employment. The survey covers 6,000 firms in the business sector.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
109.30 107.50 121.40 57.10 1996 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Sweden Business Mood Continues to Improve
Sweden’s business confidence indicator rose for a sixth consecutive month to 109.3 in September 2026 from a slightly upwardly revised 107.5 in August, marking the highest reading since May 2022 and moving further above its historical average of 100. The increase points to a continued strengthening in the overall business mood, while demand conditions were unchanged at -18, remaining close to the historical average. Companies reported a slight increase in employment over the past three months (2 vs -2 in August). Hiring plans also strengthened, with the employment outlook for the next three months (7 vs 6) pointing to further workforce growth, although plans remained stronger than normal in manufacturing and construction and weaker than normal in trade. Meanwhile, firms’ expectations for sales prices edged up to 22 from 21, indicating that price increases remain more widespread than normal across all sectors.
2026-09-29
Sweden Business Confidence Hits 4-Year High
Sweden’s business confidence indicator climbed to 107.4 in July 2026 from a slightly upwardly revised 106.4 in the previous month, marking the highest level since June 2022. The increase points to a stronger-than-normal business mood, although changes across sectors remained small. Demand conditions were unchanged at -17, remaining broadly in line with the historical average, while companies reported a decline in employment over the past three months, with the net figure at -3. However, hiring plans strengthened (6 vs 4 in June), pointing to an increase in workforce levels over the next three months. Meanwhile, firms’ expectations for sales prices remained elevated, with the net figure edging up to 21 from 20, indicating that companies anticipate price increases to a greater extent than normal.
2026-08-28
Sweden Business Confidence Holds Firm in June
Sweden’s business confidence indicator was unchanged at 103.6 in June 2026, remaining above the long-term average of 100 and continuing to signal stronger-than-normal business sentiment. Demand conditions improved slightly (-20 vs -23 in May), though it remained below normal levels, indicating weaker-than-usual demand. Labor market conditions softened, as companies reported a larger decline in employment over the past three months (-5 vs -2). Looking ahead, firms expect staffing levels to remain broadly unchanged over the next three months (0 vs 1). Meanwhile, companies continued to anticipate higher sales prices over the coming three months, although price expectations moderated (20 vs 24). Survey responses also indicated that firms remain more dissatisfied with demand conditions than normal, while sentiment toward demand was broadly in line with normal levels in the manufacturing and trade sectors.
2026-06-26