Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden
Sweden: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.14 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Sweden peaked at 3.81 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 134th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.11 | — |
| 1971 | 1.59 | +43.4% |
| 1972 | 2.09 | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 2.69 | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 1.6 | -40.6% |
| 1975 | 2.11 | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 1.56 | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 2.14 | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 2.52 | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 2.19 | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 1.98 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.86 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.99 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.15 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.89 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 2.39 | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 2.36 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.38 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.05 | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.88 | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 3.02 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.45 | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 3.61 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.81 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.04 | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 2.33 | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 1.71 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 1.83 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.67 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.76 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.11 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.98 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.74 | +117.9% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 2.32 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.81 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.46 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.71 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 2.28 | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 2.15 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.97 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.14 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.96 | 1.11 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 | 1.86 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 | 1.39 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.26 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.1 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 | 1.96 | 2.71 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,896 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Sweden?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden was 2.14 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 in 1994.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Sweden ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].