Crime and violence was the topic that worried the highest share of Swedes in August 2024. The country has had increasing problems with rising gang violence in recent years, and a number of shootings have gained high media attention. Poverty and social inequality also caused worries among Swedes.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Total International Debt Securities to GDP for Sweden (DDDM07SEA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about issues, Sweden, debt, and GDP.

The most pressing issue for start-ups in Sweden because of the coronavirus outbreak was the loss of income due to sales decline. This was the result of a survey from March 2020 among Swedish start-ups. Furthermore, 25.5 percent of the respondents stated that issues with the current or planned funding round were the most pressing problem these days.

Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 9.40 percent in February from 10.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Production, Sales, Work Started and Orders: Permits Issued for Dwellings: Economic Activity: Construction of Buildings for Sweden (SWEPERMITAISMEI) from 1996 to 2023 about issues, Sweden, permits, and housing.

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2020, directly after COVID-19 hit Sweden, only 15 percent of the companies in the supply, construction, and trade industries in Sweden experienced large problems with production due to delayed deliveries of components. Meanwhile, close to 60 percent had small problems with deliveries and productions. However, in September 2021, things had changed significantly. Almost 50 percent of the companies had large problems, around one third of them had small problems, and less than 20 percent had no problems.

Reduced production and delivery capacity worldwide

After the outbreak of COVID-19 hit the world economy in 2020, there were problems both with the production of singular components such as microchips for cars and electronics, and delivery supply chains worldwide. Not only Sweden's economy was disrupted by this. In the fall of 2021, the United Kingdom experienced shortages of food and petrol.

Lorry drivers

One of the reasons for the lack of goods in the UK was a lack of lorry drivers due to COVID-19, Brexit, and tax changes. In Europe, the UK experienced the sharpest fall of truck drivers from 2016 to 2020 in absolute numbers, whereas Luxembourg had the highest relative fall. Romania, on the other hand, had the highest increase both in terms of number and percent. Sweden had a small, positive change during these four years.

Private Debt to GDP in Sweden decreased to 307.10 percent in 2022 from 310.50 percent in 2021. Sweden Private Debt to GDP - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The share of people feeling unsafe at night in their own neighborhood in Sweden was significantly higher in areas with socioeconomic challenges than in areas with good economic preconditions. Sweden has experienced increasing problems with gang-related violence.

Voting behaviour in the referendum on the adoption of the euro in Sweden. Attitudes towards the euro. Topics: participation in the referendum on the adoption of the euro in Sweden; reasons for not voting; voting decision; time of voting decision; main reason for voting; influence of other people on own voting decision; interest in the referendum on the adoption of the euro in Sweden; attitude towards the following statements: necessary information available before the referendum, good image of EU institutions, adoption of the euro makes Swedish economy stronger, satisfaction of European citizens with the euro as their currency, using the euro makes Swedish people feel more European, refusal of the adoption of the euro will weaken Sweden’s role within the EU, new referendum on the adoption should be organised within two or three years’ time, adoption of the euro causes personal difficulties, loss of national sovereignty, will increase prices in Sweden, too many issues are decided on EU level; estimated time for the adoption of the euro in Sweden; attitude towards Sweden’s membership in the EU; satisfaction with the result of the referendum. Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; party allegiance. Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; interview ID; weighting factor. Einstellung zum Euro und eigene Entscheidung beim Referendum vom 14. September über die Einführung des Euro in Schweden. Themen: Eigene Teilnahme am Referendum sowie Gründe für eine Nichtteilnahme; eigene Entscheidung beim Referendum (für oder gegen die Einführung des Euro in Schweden); Zeitpunkt der eigenen Entscheidung; wichtigster Entscheidungsgrund; Überzeugungsversuche durch nahe stehende Personen; eigenes Interesse am Referendum; Meinung zu ausgewählten Aspekten des Euro und der EU: Informiertheit über das Referendum, Vertrauen in die Institutionen der EU, Stärkung der schwedischen Wirtschaft durch eine Einführung des Euro, wahrgenommene Zufriedenheit der Bürger der Euro-Zone mit dem Euro, Identifikation mit Europa durch den Euro, geringerer Einfluss Schwedens innerhalb der EU durch die Ablehnung des Euro beim Referendum, Wunsch nach einem neuen Referendum, persönliche Schwierigkeiten durch eine Einführung des Euro, Verlust nationaler Souveränität durch eine Einführung des Euro, befürchteter Preisanstieg durch den Euro in Schweden, zu hoher politischer Einfluss der EU; erwarteter Zeitpunkt einer zukünftigen Einführung des Euro in Schweden; Einstellung zur EU-Mitgliedschaft des eigenen Landes; eigene Zufriedenheit mit dem Resultat des Referendums. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Alter bei Beendigung der Ausbildung; Beruf; berufliche Stellung; Region; Urbanisierungsgrad; Parteineigung. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Befragten-ID; Land; Interviewnummer; Gewichtungsfaktor.

Sweden SE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 14.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.000 Person for 2016. Sweden SE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 19.500 Person from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2017, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 5.000 Person in 2001. Sweden SE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Money Market instruments for All Issuers, Residence of Issuer in Sweden (DISCONTINUED) (IMMIRINISE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about instruments, issues, MMMF, Sweden, residents, and Net.

The Swedish election study 1985 was carried out in connection with the general election on September 17. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous election studies. The respondent were asked about newspaper reading habits, i.e. what newspaper the respondent reads, how many days a week, which political party the newspaper supports, and interest in articles about national, local and international politics. There were also questions about the newsprograms in radio and television. The respondent had to name the most important issues in influencing vote and what issues she/he considered as the most important in the nearest future. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the parties regarding: employment, environment, wage-earners´ investment fund, taxes, the Swedish economy, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, and child care. Furthermore the respondent was asked to give marks from -5 to +5 to political parties, party leaders, and different formations of government during the last decade. Different issues to give own opinion on and parties´ position on: nuclear power, wage-earners´ investment fund, public sector, VAT on food, sickness benefit, and child care allowance.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

This is the fourteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before. The interview included questions on how much the respondent takes part of political matters in mass media; political interest in general and political discussions among family and friends; important issues when deciding how to vote; and preferred formation of the government after the election as well as person preferred as prime minister. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the political parties regarding: employment, environment, taxes, the Swedish economy, energy and nuclear power, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, old-age care, the European Union, refugees, law and order, equality between men and women, education and child care. Political parties and party leaders were to be placed on a scale ranging from strongly dislike to strongly like. Respondents also had to give their opinion on the Social democratic party and the Conservative party and their party leaders with regard to how reliable, inspiring, and sympathetic they are and how much they know about what ordinary people likes. The respondents also had to state how much confidence they had in Swedish politicians. A number of questions dealt with party preference; vote in the September elections; things important when choosing party; votes in earlier elections. As in earlier election studies the respondent had to place the political parties on a political left-right scale. In this survey the political parties also had to be placed on a scale concerning their opinion towards EMU. The respondent also had to place herself/himself on these scales. Purpose: Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries. Detta är den fjortonde valundersökning som genomförts i Sverige i samband med ett svenskt riksdagsval. Många frågor har ställts i en eller flera av de tidigare undersökningarna, men det finns också ett antal nya frågor. Respondenten fick ange hur mycket man tar del av politiska frågor i massmedia; politiskt intresse i allmänhet och politiska diskussioner bland familj och vänner; viktiga frågor för beslut hur man ska rösta; vilka partier man vill ska bilda regering efter valet och vem man föredrar som statsminister. Det fanns också en rad frågor om de politiska partiernas inställning till: sysselsättning, miljö, skatter, svensk ekonomi, energi och kärnkraft, utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik, social trygghet, äldreomsorg, Europeiska unionen, flyktingar, lag och ordning, jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor, utbildning och barnomsorg. Politiska partier och partiledare placerades på en skala som sträckte sig från starkt ogillade till starkt gillade. Respondenterna fick också ge sin åsikt om socialdemokraterna och moderaterna och deras partiledare med hänsyn till hur pålitliga, inspirerande och sympatiska de är och hur mycket de vet om vad vanliga människor tycker. De blev också tillfrågade om hur stort deras förtroende för svenska politiker är. Ett antal frågor handlade om partipreferens; röstning i valet i september; vad som är viktigt när man väljer parti; och hur man röstat i tidigare val. Respondenten fick också placera de politiska partierna samt sig själv på en politisk vänster-högerskala och en skala gällande uppfattning om EMU. Syfte: Förklara varför väljare röstar som de gör och varför val slutar som de gör. Spåra och följa trender i svensk valdemokrati och göra jämförelser med utvecklingen i andra länder.

Sweden SE: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data was reported at 352.000 Unit in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 390.000 Unit for 2015. Sweden SE: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data is updated yearly, averaging 1,171.500 Unit from Dec 1963 (Median) to 2016, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,825.000 Unit in 1969 and a record low of 148.000 Unit in 2012. Sweden SE: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank: Technology. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.; ; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.; Sum;

The machinery rental revenue is forecast to drop at a compound annual rate of 4.5% over the five years through 2024 to €139.2 billion, including an estimated decline of 1.8% in 2024. The machinery rental market faces increasing challenges, including slower economic growth and tighter monetary policy. For example, Germany's residential housing sector is seeing a drop in apartment building permits. However, a surge in green construction investments in Nordic nations like Sweden and Denmark promises to offset this slump. Significant infrastructure projects across Europe, driven by public sector strategies post-COVID-19 restrictions, offer lucrative opportunities for equipment rental businesses. For instance, Sunbelt Rentals secured a contract to supply machinery for the UK's HS2 project, demonstrating that large-scale projects can drive industry profit despite current market trends.

An increase in passenger traffic at European airports is set to exceed pre-pandemic levels by 9.2% in 2027, according to ACI Europe, spurred on by growth in budget airlines like Vueling and French Bee. This is set to increase demand for improved ground support equipment due to an uptick in aircraft and faster flight turnarounds. Norway's intent to double power output by expanding offshore wind capacity also presents opportunities for boosted equipment rentals. These green energy projects are encouraging rental companies to invest in new construction equipment to maintain strong sales, reflecting industry trends of rising income and market expansion. The machinery rental revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 3.8% over the five years through 2029 to €167.7 billion, while the average industry profit margin is expected to reach 22%.

Domestic appliance manufacturers specialise in the production of a whole assortment of white goods, from washing machines to refrigerators. These products are considered a necessity in most households, feeding into the everyday lives of the whole European population. The industry's fortunes are typically driven by the health of European households' income levels and the underlying strength of downstream residential construction markets. Revenue is expected to drop at a compound annual rate of 1.2% over the five years through 2024 to €93.8 billion, including an estimated decline of 2.1% in 2024. Recently, domestic appliance manufacturers have faced a turbulent time. Strong housebuilding activity across the continent spurred consistent growth in the lead-up to the pandemic. Operational and supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic led to a slump in demand, though robust consumer spending and a strong rebound in downstream construction activity following the initial easing of restrictions limited the decline. When the pandemic first hit, it was a double blow of reduced operation capacity and government shutdowns of retail outlets that took a toll. Throw in the disruption of downstream construction markets and things were looking gloomy. However, it started to turn around in 2021, with a sharp rebound in residential construction activity causing a surge in demand for white goods. Lingering supply chain disruptions led to material shortages and a hike in costs during this period, which was made worse following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Economy-wide inflationary pressures and a widespread slowdown in housebuilding activity have caused a contraction in revenue following the initial post-pandemic rebound. Revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.3% over the five years through 2029 to €115.8 billion. Looking ahead, there are plenty of challenges, but also several reasons to be optimistic. Weak economic growth and uncertain conditions in downstream housebuilding markets continue to present headwinds in the short term. However, the essential role of white goods in European homes means there's always a strong demand for the industry's products. The rise in smart-home technology will continue to fuel demand for more advanced domestic appliances, while the push for more energy-efficient goods also promises to drive innovation among manufacturers.

Which negative effects could Swedish start-ups expect because of the coronavirus outbreak? As of March 2020, nearly one third of surveyed start-ups in Sweden thought they would lose income due to a decrease in sales. The second and third most negative impacts were issues with current or planned funding round, as well as the ability to keep employees on payroll.

The European legal services industry is in a phase of consolidation, signified by a surge in both intranational and international M&A activity. Challenging economic conditions have hindered demand for legal services, particularly from the corporate market. Demand for countercyclical services has limited a slump in revenue, with law firms advising on restructuring and insolvency issues. Industry revenue is projected to contract at a compound annual rate of 4.1% to €208.3 billion over the five years through 2024. The corporate law service industry has been adversely affected by fluctuating economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a rising inflationary environment. Economic uncertainty led to a sharp drop in M&A activity and IPOs, weakening demand for legal services in 2020. However, there was a robust recovery in 2021, with M&A activity in Europe rebounding to a record high. The following year saw a dip again due to soaring inflation and geopolitical tension. Law firms face increasing threats from the expanding in-house legal departments in large companies. Despite these threats, the industry seems resistant to price pressures as companies continue to seek specialised legal services. Revenue is projected to dip at by 2.8% over 2024. Revenue is forecast to swell at a compound annual rate of 3.3% to €245.3 billion over the five years through 2029. An improving economic climate will fuel business activity, encouraging greater dealmaking activity and business spending to the benefit of law firms. Technological advancements offer further opportunities for legal services as they enable increased efficiency by automating repetitive tasks. However, competition will continue to intensify, providing some threats to legal services providers.

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Debt Securities for Issuers in Non-Financial Corporations (Corporate Issuers), All Maturities, Nationality of Issuer in Sweden (DISCONTINUED) (IDSGNFAMNINISE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about issues, Sweden, nonfinancial, maturity, debt, securities, corporate, and Net.

This is the fifteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before.

The interview included questions on how much the respondent takes part of political matters in mass media; political interest in general and political discussions among family and friends; important issues when deciding how to vote; and preferred formation of the government after the election and person preferred as prime minister, as well as opinion on government and opposition 1998-2002 and assumptions how the Social Democrats and the bourgeois parties respectively would manage as governing party/parties 2002-2006. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the political parties regarding: employment, the Swedish economy, taxes, the conditions for enterprise, environment, energy and nuclear power, social security, care of the elderly, health and medical service, child care, school and education, ethics and moral, law and order, equality, sparsely-populated areas, foreign affairs and security policy, aid to developing countries, the European Union, EMU, refugees and immigration, US war on terrorism, Middle East conflict, and NATO. Political parties and party leaders were to be placed on a scale ranging from strongly dislike to strongly like. Respondents also had to give their opinion on the Social democratic party and the Conservative party and their party leaders with regard to how reliable, inspiring, and sympathetic they are and how much they know about what ordinary people likes. The respondents also had to state how much confidence they had in Swedish politicians. The respondent had to rate a great number of suggestions occuring in the political debate. A number of questions dealt with party preference; vote in the September elections; things important when choosing party; votes in earlier elections. As in earlier election studies the respondent had to place the political parties on a political left-right scale. In this survey the political parties also had to be placed on a scale concerning their opinion towards EMU. The respondent also had to place herself/himself on these scales.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.