Services, value added in Sweden

Sweden: Services, value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.0%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
137th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2021
All-time low
-2.6%
in 2020
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Services, value added in Sweden, 1981–2025

-20241981200320251981: 1.4 annual % growth1982: 1.2 annual % growth1983: 1.7 annual % growth1984: 2.7 annual % growth1985: 1.7 annual % growth1986: 2.4 annual % growth1987: 3.4 annual % growth1988: 3 annual % growth1989: 2.9 annual % growth1990: 2.1 annual % growth1991: -0.291 annual % growth1992: -0.627 annual % growth1993: -1.8 annual % growth1994: 3.1 annual % growth1995: 3.3 annual % growth1996: 1.7 annual % growth1997: 2.9 annual % growth1998: 3.9 annual % growth1999: 3.5 annual % growth2000: 4.7 annual % growth2001: 1.3 annual % growth2002: 1.4 annual % growth2003: 2.3 annual % growth2004: 3.7 annual % growth2005: 2.8 annual % growth2006: 4.6 annual % growth2007: 2.4 annual % growth2008: 1.1 annual % growth2009: -1.3 annual % growth2010: 3.6 annual % growth2011: 3.3 annual % growth2012: 0.475 annual % growth2013: 3 annual % growth2014: 3.1 annual % growth2015: 3.6 annual % growth2016: 2.4 annual % growth2017: 1.7 annual % growth2018: 2.1 annual % growth2019: 3 annual % growth2020: -2.6 annual % growth2021: 5 annual % growth2022: 0.98 annual % growth2023: 1.9 annual % growth2024: 1.8 annual % growth2025: 2 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

In 2025, services, value added in Sweden stood at 2.0%.

The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Sweden peaked at 5.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2020.

Sweden ranks 137th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.3% 1.2% 3.4% 9
1990s 1.8% -1.8% 3.9% 10
2000s 2.3% -1.3% 4.7% 10
2010s 2.6% 0.5% 3.6% 10
2020s 1.5% -2.6% 5.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Sweden?
Services, value added in Sweden was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for services, value added?
Sweden ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.