Sweden — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Sweden: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
Sweden is in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. It covers 450,295 sq km. Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west. Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north.
| Capital | Stockholm |
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| Population | 10,643,745 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $668.628 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $63,300 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 1% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.8% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 8.6% (2024 est.) |
| Public debt | 36.9% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Exports | $338.852 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $309.526 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 41.2 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 88.7% of total population (2023) |
| Government | parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independence | 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) |
| Languages | Swedish (official) |
Sweden’s GDP is $668.628 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $610.118 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 1% (2024 est.). See where Sweden ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
No single event defined Jul–Sep 2026. The country's position is the product of long-cycle forces — geography, trade, neighbours — all of which held steady.
Momentum at zero is not stagnation; it is the accurate record of a quarter without a catalyst.
- What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 2.8%; a current-account surplus of $45 billion — the world pays it more than it pays out
Iron ore, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Uranium, Timber, Hydropower.
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 100% (2022 est.) |
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| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | fossil fuels: 0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); nuclear: 28.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 1.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 21% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 40.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 142.102 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Primary energy consumption (OWID) | 610.0 TWh (2024) |
| Electricity generation (OWID) | 172.8 TWh (2024) |
| Energy per capita (OWID) | 57,510 kWh per person (2024) |
| Electricity generation mix (OWID) | Hydro 37.7%, Nuclear 29.2%, Wind 23.6%, Solar 2.1%, Oil 1.3%, Gas 0.1% (2024) |
| Low-carbon share of electricity (OWID) | 98.7% (2024) |
| Carbon intensity of electricity (OWID) | 35.8 gCO2/kWh (2024) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $338.852 billion (2024 est.) |
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| Imports | $309.526 billion (2024 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Surplus of $29.3 billion (2024), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Ulf Kristersson — Prime Minister. King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 15 September 1973)
Sweden maintains 87 embassies and 8 consulates abroad, hosts 107 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, NATO Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 87 |
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| Consulates abroad | 8 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 107 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, NATO Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg |
Source: Abroad: Lowy GDI 2024 via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_diplomatic_missions . Hosted: Consular Affairs Center in-country ranking, Mar 2026 (Stockholm 107). Multilateral rosters as for AUT.
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 3218 km of coastline. |
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| Airports (total) | 206 + 11 heliports (registration prefix SE) |
| Major seaports | Falkenberg, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlsborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Norrkoping, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Uddevalla, Varberg, Vasteras |
| Railways | 10910 km |
| Pipelines | 1626 km gas (2013) |
Major airports
Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) — Göteborg; Kiruna Airport (KRN) — Kiruna; Linköping City Airport (LPI) — Linköping; Luleå Airport (LLA) — Luleå; Malmö Sturup Airport (MMX) — Malmö; Scandinavian Mountains Airport (SCR) — Malung-Sälen; Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) — Nyköping; Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) — Stockholm / Västerås; Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) — Stockholm; Umeå Airport (UME) — Umeå.
Showing 10 of 15 major airports.
Terminals
| LNG import terminals | Brunnsviksholme, Lysekil |
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Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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| Last election | 2026 — parliamentary; 2026-09-13; winner: Magdalena Andersson (Social Democrats); Narrowest margin in modern history (~50,000 votes); Andersson leading coalition talks Reuters |
| Next election | 2030 — general (scheduled) |
Source: constitutional schedule / public election calendar
POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Sweden.
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Sweden — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Sweden's power score?
Sweden has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.