Sweden — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sweden, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Sweden was 0.68% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.70% in 1980. The lowest was -0.50% in 2009 (about -1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.74% per year.
Sweden ranks 161 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Sweden sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1562%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 46 of 49 economies; Finland (0.33%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2214% in 2016. That is 75% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 63 in 1960 → 18th of 92 in 1970 → 55th of 106 in 1980 → 55th of 131 in 1990 → 136th of 163 in 2000 → 160th of 186 in 2010 → 131st of 178 in 2020 → 144th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.68% | -2.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.84% | -5.7 pp |
| 2023 | 8.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 8.37% | +6.2 pp |
| 2021 | 2.16% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 0.98% | +1.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.05% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 0.89% | -2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.96% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.16% | +1.7 pp |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -3.9 pp |
| 2008 | 3.44% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.21% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 1.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 0.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.37% | -1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.41% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 0.46% | +0.7 pp |
| 1998 | -0.27% | -0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 0.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.53% | -1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 2.16% | -2.6 pp |
| 1993 | 4.72% | +2.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.37% | -7.1 pp |
| 1991 | 9.45% | -0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 10.36% | +3.9 pp |
| 1989 | 6.45% | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 5.82% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 4.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 4.24% | -3.1 pp |
| 1985 | 7.37% | -0.7 pp |
| 1984 | 8.04% | -0.8 pp |
| 1983 | 8.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 8.59% | -3.5 pp |
| 1981 | 12.09% | -1.6 pp |
| 1980 | 13.7% | +6.5 pp |
| 1979 | 7.21% | -2.8 pp |
| 1978 | 10% | -1.4 pp |
| 1977 | 11.44% | +1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 10.25% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 9.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 9.91% | +3.2 pp |
| 1973 | 6.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 6.01% | -1.4 pp |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 7.02% | +4.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.69% | +0.7 pp |
| 1968 | 1.94% | -2.3 pp |
| 1967 | 4.29% | -2.1 pp |
| 1966 | 6.4% | +1.4 pp |
| 1965 | 5.01% | +1.6 pp |
| 1964 | 3.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 2.87% | -1.9 pp |
| 1962 | 4.77% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 2.16% | -2.0 pp |
| 1960 | 4.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sweden’s Inflation in 1961?
2.16% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sweden’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -83.6% in total — about 2.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.68%; 2024: 2.84%; 2023: 8.55%; 2022: 8.37%; 2021: 2.16%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.