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Sweden: 25th largest economy, 27th in military spending

Head of state Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenHead of government Ulf KristerssonCapital Stockholm
Population10.6M#92 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$669B#25 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$63.1k#14 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#174 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$12B#27 of 167 in the world · 2024

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Attacks reported

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≥ 13 events in or near Sweden, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Assault or killing · Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Assault or killing · Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

What Sweden's officials said lately

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  • SwedenUlf Kristersson · Prime Minister, Sweden · 27 Oct

    “must be achieved on Ukraine's terms”

    Warning · critical toward Russia, Ukraine as reported by The Guardian ↗

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10.6M people, 89% in cities

  • Population10.6M2025
  • Population growth0.3%2025
  • Urban population89.1%2025
  • Land area407k km²2023

A $669B economy, $63.1k per person

  • GDP$669B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$769B2025
  • GDP per person$63.1k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$72.5k2025
  • GDP growth1.5%2025

Fuels are 7% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP53.2%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP51.1%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports7.1%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$356B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$342B2025

Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhused 136 TWh
Gasmade 0.0 TWhused 9.5 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 19 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption610 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person57.5 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation171 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels1.2%2025

Spends $12B on its military, 2.0% of GDP

  • Military spending$12B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.0%2024
  • Armed forces personnel15k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$66M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$381M2024

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.