Sweden’s economy showed a modest improvement at the end of 2025, with gross domestic product expanding by 2.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, up from a previously recorded 1.8% in the same period a year earlier. The updated data, released on 27 February 2026, indicate a slight strengthening in economic momentum on an annual comparison basis.
According to the year-over-year methodology, the current figure measures the change in fourth-quarter GDP 2025 relative to the fourth quarter of 2024, while the previous indicator reflected the change in fourth-quarter GDP 2024 versus the fourth quarter of 2023. The uptick from 1.8% to 2.1% suggests that Sweden’s growth pace improved compared with the earlier annual period, signaling a somewhat firmer backdrop for the economy heading into 2026.
