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. source: National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden

Business Confidence in Sweden increased to 107.40 points in August from 106.40 points in July 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 57.20 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 September of 2026.

Business Confidence in Sweden increased to 107.40 points in August from 106.40 points in July of 2026. Business Confidence in Sweden is expected to be 103.00 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
2026-07-30 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Jul 106.3 104.1 103
2026-08-28 06:00 AM
Business Confidence
Aug 107.4 106.4 105.5
2026-09-29 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Sep 103


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 580.00 983.00 Companies Jul 2026
Business Confidence 107.40 106.40 points Aug 2026
Industrial Inventories -4602.36 11673.79 SEK Million Jun 2026
Car Registrations 22584.00 18684.00 Units Aug 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 10500.13 12018.77 Gigawatt-hour Jun 2026
Industrial Production YoY -1.50 7.60 percent Jun 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.40 0.60 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production -1.00 7.60 percent Jun 2026
Mining Production -13.80 8.50 percent Jun 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 0.08 0.08 TWh Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 0.06 0.06 TWh Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Sep 2026
New Orders YoY 140.80 100.60 points Jun 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
107.40 106.40 121.40 57.20 1996 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
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
Sweden Business Confidence Holds Firm in May
Sweden’s business confidence indicator was broadly unchanged at 103.3 in May 2026 from 103.5 in April, remaining above the 100 mark and continuing to signal stronger-than-normal business sentiment. Demand conditions remained weak, with the indicator slipping to -24 from -23, staying below historical norms. Employment trends were largely stable, as firms reported only a slight decline in staffing over the past three months (-1 vs -2), while hiring expectations for the next three months eased to 1 from 3, pointing to a broadly unchanged workforce outlook. Construction was the only sector expecting employment growth ahead. Meanwhile, pricing intentions strengthened notably, with expected sales prices over the next three months rising sharply to 23 from 16, the highest among the surveyed indicators. The increase was particularly evident in the grocery trade, partly reflecting adjustments following the VAT reduction on food introduced in April.
2026-05-28