Inflation, GDP deflator in Sweden
Sweden: Inflation, GDP deflator was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Sweden, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Sweden is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Sweden peaked at 14.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 171st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 5.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
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- 173 New Caledonia 1.1% compare
- 174 Cyprus 1.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 69.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 322.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 650,455 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 63,010 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.89 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Sweden?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Sweden was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Sweden ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.