Sweden vs United Kingdom: Changes in inventories

Sweden

15.69 billion current LCU

in 2025

United Kingdom

24.46 billion current LCU

in 2025

Sweden rank

55th

United Kingdom rank

53rd

Changes in inventories over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 24.46 billion current LCU against 15.69 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 8.77 billion current LCU.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 55th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.