Overview Sweden

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Sveriges Riksbank, Central bank of Sweden
Rank 21st (nominal) / 33th (PPP)
Currency Swedish krona (SEK, kr)
Fiscal year calendar year
Trade organisations EUOSCEWTOOECD and others
Statistics
GDP growth 4% (2011 est.)
GDP by sector agriculture: 1.8%, industry: 27.3%, services: 70.9% (2011 est.)
Inflation (CPI) 3% (2011 est.)
Gini coefficient 23 (2005)
Labour force 5.018 million (2011 est.)
Labour force
by occupation
agriculture: 1.1%, industry: 28.2%, services: 70.7% (2008 est.)
Unemployment 7.5% (July 2012)[1]
Average gross salary 3,911 € / 5,279 $, monthly (2006)[2]
Average net salary 2,155 € / 2,910 $, monthly (2006)[2]
Main industries telecommunications equipment, wood pulp and paper products, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products,iron and steel
Ease of Doing Business Rank 14th[3]
External
Exports $192.9 billion (2011 est.)
Export goods machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals, military armaments
Main export partners Germany 10.5%, Norway 9.3%,Denmark 6.5%, UK 7.4%, US 5.5%,Finland 6.5%, Netherlands 5.2%,France 4.9%, Belgium 4.8% (2011)
Imports $179.6 billion (2011 est.)
Import goods machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing
Main import partners Germany 18.4%, Denmark 8.2%,Norway 7.8%, UK 5.9%, Finland 5.3%,Netherlands 6.1%, France 4.6%,Russia 5.7%, China 4.7% (2011)
FDI stock $298.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gross external debt $1.016 trillion (30 June 2011)
Public finances
Public debt 33% of GDP (end of 2011)[4]
Revenues $277.6 billion (2011 est.)
Expenses $277.1 billion (2011 est.)
Economic aid donorODA, $3.8 billion (April. 2007)
Foreign reserves US$51.526 billion (March 2011)[7]
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

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