Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Sweden
Sweden: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Sweden is 9.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Sweden peaked at 25.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.1% | — |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 36% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 15.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 travel services in Sweden?
- Travel services in Sweden was 9.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for travel services?
- Sweden ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.