Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 68.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
68.88
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 177 countries
All-time high
101.32
in 1982
All-time low
68.58
in 2018
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sweden, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 68.88 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sweden peaked at 101.32 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 68.58, in 2018.
That places Sweden 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.73 | — |
| 1961 | 80.96 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 80.21 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 78.93 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 77.62 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 78.82 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 81.31 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 82.81 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 84.5 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 85.46 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 85.11 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 89.43 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 91.63 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 92.1 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 92.4 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 92.79 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 94.39 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 98.2 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 99.05 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 97.92 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 98.66 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 100.56 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 101.32 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 101.04 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 98.34 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 97.43 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 95.7 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 93.24 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 91.52 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 89.91 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 90.34 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 92.34 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 94.67 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 97.9 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 95.73 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.88 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 93.97 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.4 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 89.54 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 87.01 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 84.01 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 83.27 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.15 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.06 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.82 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 77.32 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 74.36 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 72.55 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.8 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 77.89 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 74.43 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 73 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 74.04 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.04 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.79 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 70.54 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 69.93 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 68.58 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.88 | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 68.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.37, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 68.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.05, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.34 | 77.62 | 85.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.3 | 85.11 | 99.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.77 | 89.91 | 101.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.78 | 87.01 | 97.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.52 | 72.55 | 84.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.51 | 68.58 | 74.43 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sweden?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sweden was 68.88 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 101.32 in 1982.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.58 in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.