Sweden Unemployment Rate
1983 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Sweden Unemployment Rate
- Sweden Unemployment Rate dropped to 7.22% in Apr 2023, from the previously reported figure of 7.25% in Mar 2023.
- Sweden Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1983 to Apr 2023, with an average rate of 7.08%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 10.50% in Jun 1997 and a record low of 1.30% in Jul 1989.
- The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Sweden Population reached 10.38 million people in Dec 2020.
View Sweden's Unemployment Rate from Jan 1983 to Apr 2023 in the chart:
What was Sweden's Unemployment Rate in Apr 2023?
Sweden Unemployment Rate dropped to 7.22% in Apr 2023, from the previously reported figure of 7.25% in Mar 2023. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.22 Apr 2023 | 7.25 Mar 2023 | 1.30 Jul 1989 | 10.50 Jun 1997 | % | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.76 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 6.90 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.30 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 4.11 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 5.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.64 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 5.90 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 13.17 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.68 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.80 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 6.60 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 8.02 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 11.64 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.80 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.00 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.68 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.38 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.30 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 6.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2023 |
| France (%) | 7.20 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 16.40 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 3.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.56 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 11.20 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.34 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.91 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.10 Jul 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.28 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.30 Nov 2024 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.70 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.70 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 4.10 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.90 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 5.85 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.29 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 5.55 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.30 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 11.00 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.60 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.67 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.10 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 3.90 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 3.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Jan 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.10 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 9.50 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.55 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 6.15 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.50 Apr 2023 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 5.40 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.60 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 2.40 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.73 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.90 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 2020 - May 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.09 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.50 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 32.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 10.61 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.22 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.44 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,650.675 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 124,274.627 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 21.2 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 180,873.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 32.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (SEK bn) | 3,699.430 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (SEK bn) | 2,513.410 2029 | yearly | 1993 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (SEK bn) | 3,726.754 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Central Govt Budget: Expenditure (SEK mn) | 1,223,847.620 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Central Govt Budget: Deficit or Surplus (SEK mn) | 19,063.590 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| General Government: Net Lending/Borrowing (SEK mn) | -38,719.000 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| General Government Debt: Gross: ESA 2010 (EUR mn) | 176,304.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.800 2029 | yearly | 1981 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,362.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 16,320.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 7.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,448,322.594 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,460,638.568 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,292,699.163 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 14,957.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 3,456,545.041 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,114,443.376 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,363.294 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 419.666 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 498.191 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1977 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 846.060 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports (SEK mn) | 165,800.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports (SEK mn) | 180,900.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -12.300 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | -1.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | 1.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -10.800 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Machinery and Transport Equipment (SEK th) | 62,765,268.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (SEK th) | 15,994,085.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Mineral Fuel and Lubricants (SEK th) | 12,105,399.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Chemicals and Related Products (SEK th) | 20,522,816.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Manufactured Goods (SEK th) | 25,884,660.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: USA (SEK th) | 14,975,785.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Denmark (SEK th) | 11,862,910.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Germany (SEK th) | 15,340,965.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (SEK th) | 9,127,038.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Manufactured Goods (SEK th) | 17,742,149.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (SEK th) | 19,415,610.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Mineral Fuel and Lubricants (SEK th) | 15,169,767.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Crude Material and Inedible excl Fuel (SEK th) | 4,936,572.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Machinery and Transport Equipment (SEK th) | 61,775,309.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Germany (SEK th) | 27,231,004.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: United Kingdom (SEK th) | 4,798,140.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Denmark (SEK th) | 11,285,949.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 135.502 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 135.045 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 86.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 364,551.339 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 444,808.235 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 44,156.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.925 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 11,352.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 977,411.166 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 923,000.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -2.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 12.800 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 26.700 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 525.550 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 1,581.604 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 542,117.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 1,304,677.430 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.46 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 123.16 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M0 (SEK mn) | 55,553.219 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (SEK mn) | 4,957,680.599 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 65,968.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (USD mn) | 43,504.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Banks Deposits (SEK mn) | 8,353,015.838 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Banks Loans (SEK mn) | 8,759,162.158 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 8.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: sa (NA) | 53.500 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Indicator: sa (NA) | 97.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Retail Trade (% Point) | 110.800 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Construction (% Point) | 86.400 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2010 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Manufacturing (Mfg) (% Point) | 95.600 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Private Service Sector (PS) (% Point) | 100.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: Confidence Indicator (CI): sa: Total Industr... (% Point) | 101.600 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| SE: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) | 10.000 2019 | yearly | 2019 - 2019 |
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