International tourism, expenditures in Sweden
Sweden: International tourism, expenditures was 7.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Sweden, 1995–2010
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Sweden is 7.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Sweden peaked at 9.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.4% | — |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 32 New Caledonia 7.5%
- 33 Curaçao 7.4%
- 34 Canada 7.3% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.1% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 7.0% compare
- 38 Germany 6.9% compare
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Sweden?
- International tourism, expenditures in Sweden was 7.1% in 2010, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2010.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.