Industries in Sweden operated at 88.2% of capacity in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 0.6 percentage points from 88.8% in the previous quarter. The utilization rate remained well below the full-capacity benchmark of 100%, indicating that a notable share of industrial resources was still underused. Among the factors behind lower capacity utilization, “production disruptions” saw the largest decline, falling 4.6 percentage points to 20.0%. Meanwhile, the category “other” recorded the biggest increase compared to the previous quarter, rising 3.6 percentage points to 13.8%. On an annual basis, and after adjusting for calendar effects, capacity utilization in Swedish industries increased by 0.7 percentage points compared to the same period a year ago, reporting a utilization rate of 87.8%. source: Statistics Sweden
Capacity Utilization in Sweden averaged 87.38 percent from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 91.50 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 76.00 percent in the second quarter of 2009. This page provides - Sweden Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sweden Capacity Utilization - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.