Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Sweden
Sweden: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 1.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.96 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Sweden peaked at 2.81 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.67 | — |
| 2001 | 1.76 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.11 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.98 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.74 | +117.9% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 2.32 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.81 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.46 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.71 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 2.28 | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 2.15 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.96 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 1.96 | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 64% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.96 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.98, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +117.9% | 1.26 | 2.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.26 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.1 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 | 1.96 | 2.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Sweden?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Sweden was 1.96 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Sweden ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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