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EU member state. Compliance scores reflect the regulatory advantages of EU single market membership and are not directly comparable to non-EU sourcing countries.

Europe

Sweden

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness · Intra-EU Risk

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

1.0

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

1.4

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

7.3

Intra-EU Risk

lower score = lower risk

1.0

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour1
Worker rights & FOA1
OHS & audit transparency1
Food & product safety1
Environmental & regulatory1
Governance & anti-corruption1
Tariff & preferential access1
Non-tariff barriers1
Supply chain traceability1

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict1
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk2
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights1

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness1
Supply base depth6
Logistics & infrastructure8
Workforce skills9
Scalability7
Ease of doing business8
Trade access & tariffs8
Sustainability baseline9
Innovation & IP8
Quality standards9

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

Sweden on the world stage

Sweden$189.0bn total importsEU-2766.1% · $124.9bnGermany16.2% · $30.5bnNetherlands10.9% · $20.5bnNorway9.4% · $17.7bnDenmark6.6% · $12.5bnChina6.3% · $11.9bnUS3.9% · $7.3bnASEAN-61.4% · $2.6bnJapan0.8% · $1.4bn

Total imports

$189.0bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$195.8bn

228 partners

#1 import source

Germany

16.2%

#1 export dest.

Germany

10.0%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Intra-EU trade: Sweden

EU imports from

€106.9bn

intra-EU flow

EU exports to

€122.5bn

intra-EU flow

Intra-EU rank

#15

by import value

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 1.15

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT.

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

96

EUR/MWh

Consumer

235

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

36

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

72%

of generation

Wholesale 50 EUR/MWh · market market

Power market

Export-revenue + dam debt

Market model

Liberalised wholesale market (Nord Pool)

Direct PPA

Allowed

grid access: open

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

Ei (Energimarknadsinspektionen / Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate)

Sweden has cheap, clean power (hydro 38%, nuclear 29%, wind 23%) but a four-zone bidding system creates stark north-south price divergence: the north has surplus hydro and wind, while the south (where most demand sits)…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

220 wind farms

11.9 GW · 17 building

3 solar farms

70 MW · 2 building

4 steel plants

3,800 ktpa

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

94

13 production-backed

Acid-drainage prone

22

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Iron, Zinc, Copper

Mine-water verifiability

Full reported-vs-real

SLU MVM ambient chemistry API + Naturvardsverket 'Utslapp i…

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Intra-EU sourcing risk

EU · 1 = lowest risk
Governance & rule of law1
Labour standards enforcement1
Regulatory enforcement gap1
Supply chain transparency1
Political & EU-integration risk1
Payment & insolvency risk1
Logistics & Nordic connectivity1

Full intra-EU profile → · methodology

Monitored ports (30)

LuleaSkellefteaUmeaSundsvallGavleStockholmNynashamnOxelosundNorrkopingSoderkopingVasterasKarlshamnAhusYstadTrelleborgMalmoHelsingborgHalmstadVarbergGothenburgUddevallaLysekilStromstadKarlstadKristinehamnLandskronaKalmarVisbyPiteaHaraholmen

Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

40.1

→ 44.1 by 2050

Fertility

1.43

below replacement

Working-age

62.3%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

33.3

→ 42.9 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 10.6M · peaks 2079

By 2050: +7% (11.3M)