International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden
Sweden: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 2.34 billion current US$ in 2010. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden, 1995–2010
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2010, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden stood at 2.34 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 207.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden peaked at 2.34 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 425.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Sweden 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 919.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 848.00 million current US$ | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 425.00 million current US$ | -49.9% |
| 1998 | 809.00 million current US$ | +90.4% |
| 1999 | 811.00 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 761.00 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 947.00 million current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 961.00 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.49 billion current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.07 billion current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 1.67 billion current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.96 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.34 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 762.40 million current US$ | 425.00 million current US$ | 919.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.32 billion current US$ | 761.00 million current US$ | 1.96 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion current US$ | 2.34 billion current US$ | 2.34 billion current US$ | 1 |
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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$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Sweden was 2.34 billion current US$ in 2010, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 425.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2010.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.