Balance of trade · Sweden

Sweden Balance of Trade

The Sweden Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Sweden sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Importancia
Low
Publicado
Monthly
Próxima publicación
Divisa
SEK · Swedish krona
Banco central
The Riksbank
Mueve
EURSEK · GBPSEK · USDSEK

Últimas cifras

El último dato, de SEP, se publicó el 2026-10-27 y fue SEK4.1B.

PublicadoParaRealConsensoAnterior
27 Oct 2026SEPSEK4.1B–SEK-12.8B ®
28 Sep 2026AUGSEK-11.9B–SEK1.4B ®
27 Aug 2026JULSEK1.2B–SEK2.5B ®
29 Jun 2026MAYSEK2.9B–SEK-8.4B ®
28 May 2026APRSEK-7.3B–SEK6.9B ®
28 Apr 2026MARSEK9.3B–SEK0.7B ®
26 Mar 2026FEBSEK1.8B–SEK6.3B
27 Feb 2026JANSEK6.3B–SEK5.8B ®
27 Jan 2026DECSEK7.4B–SEK9.6B ®
29 Dec 2025NOVSEK11.6B–SEK2.3B ®
27 Nov 2025OCTSEK1.5B–SEK4.9B ®
28 Oct 2025SEPSEK5.4B–SEK-8.1B ®

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Por qué importa

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the Swedish krona; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

Cómo se calcula

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Qué significan los cambios

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Mayor de lo esperado: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the Swedish krona.

Menor de lo esperado: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the Swedish krona.

Una breve historia

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

The Riksbank is the world's oldest central bank, founded in 1668.

Preguntas

What is the Sweden Balance of Trade?

The Sweden Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Sweden sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest Sweden Balance of Trade?

SEK4.1B for SEP, published on 27 October 2026.

When is the next Sweden Balance of Trade?

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 07:00 UTC.

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