Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Sweden
Sweden: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Sweden, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sweden is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sweden peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2004.
That places Sweden 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.1%, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 143.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sweden?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sweden was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.