Money in Sweden
Sweden: Money was 1.45 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money in Sweden, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.45 trillion for money in 2008. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 102.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Sweden peaked at 1.45 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.59 billion, in 1950.
That places Sweden 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.59 billion | — |
| 1951 | 4.13 billion | +15.0% |
| 1952 | 4.57 billion | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 4.84 billion | +5.9% |
| 1954 | 5.09 billion | +5.2% |
| 1955 | 5.32 billion | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 5.58 billion | +4.8% |
| 1957 | 5.79 billion | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 6.00 billion | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 6.19 billion | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 6.53 billion | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 6.82 billion | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 7.25 billion | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 7.77 billion | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 8.30 billion | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 8.70 billion | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 9.25 billion | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 10.00 billion | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 10.46 billion | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 10.94 billion | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 11.40 billion | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 12.82 billion | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 14.15 billion | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 15.38 billion | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 17.32 billion | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 20.15 billion | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 22.19 billion | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 24.43 billion | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 27.58 billion | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 30.97 billion | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 33.61 billion | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 36.11 billion | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 38.45 billion | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 42.84 billion | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 45.51 billion | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 46.82 billion | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 54.89 billion | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 58.60 billion | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 112.61 billion | +92.2% |
| 1989 | 126.27 billion | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 716.00 billion | +467.0% |
| 2002 | 731.50 billion | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 833.37 billion | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 995.84 billion | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 1.13 trillion | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 trillion | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.39 trillion | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.45 trillion | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 billion | 3.59 billion | 6.19 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.60 billion | 6.53 billion | 10.94 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.64 billion | 11.40 billion | 30.97 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.57 billion | 33.61 billion | 126.27 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 trillion | 716.00 billion | 1.45 trillion | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money in Sweden?
- Money in Sweden was 1.45 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 billion in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for money?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.