Sweden

Inflation in Sweden

Inflation in Sweden: 17.5% a year in 1980 and 2.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.6% a year
Since 1980
−14.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
98 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in SwedenInflation in Sweden: 17.5% a year in 1980 and 2.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 17.5% a year in 1980, the lowest 0.2% a year in 2014.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSweden
20252.6
20242
20235.9
20228.1
20212.7
20200.7
20191.7
20182
20171.9
20161.1
20150.7
20140.2
20130.4
20120.9
20111.4
20101.9
20091.9
20083.3
20071.7
20061.5
20050.8
20041
20032.3
20021.9
20012.7
20001.3
19990.6
19981
19971.8
19961
19952.5
19942.9
19934.7
19921.4
19918.8
199010.5
19896.4
19885.8
19874.2
19864.2
19857.4
19848
19838.9
19828.6
198112.1
198017.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSweden
20261.1
20271.9
20282.7
20292
20302
20312

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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