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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.9
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.3
- Influence 2.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Al-Shabaab (Somalia).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 19 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Population
- 10,605,098 inh.
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Currency
- SEK
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles XVI Gustave de Suède
Head of Government
Ulf Kristersson
Government in office 14 members
ministre de la Défense
Pål Jonson
Minister for Higher Education and Science
Matilda Ernkrans
ministre de l’Éducation et des Sciences
Simona Mohamsson
ministre de la Santé
Elisabet Lann
ministre de la Santé et des Affaires sociales
Jakob Forssmed
Minister for Social Security
Anna Tenje
Minister of Democracy
Amanda Lind
Ministre au développement de la coopération internationale
Benjamin Dousa
Ministre de l'Emploi
Johan Britz
ministre de la Coopération nordique
Ann Linde
ministre de la Culture
Parisa Liljestrand
ministre de l’environnement
Arlette Bahati Tito
ministre de l’Égalité des chances
Märta Stenevi
ministre suédois du Commerce
Anna Hallberg
Parliament
Riksdag
349 seats
Inception 1971
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
669 G$
GDP / capita
63,133 $
Growth
1.5 %
Inflation
0.7 %
Unemployment
8.7 %
Defense / GDP
2.0 %
Life expectancy
84.1 yrs
Armed forces 26 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 26 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Commandement
Swedish Armed Forces Communication Information System Command
Commandement
Swedish Special Forces Command
Unité forces spéciales
Marine Transport Unit
Unité forces spéciales
Q18332494
Unité forces spéciales
Special Air Transport Unit
Unité forces spéciales
Swedish Special Communications Unit
Unité forces spéciales
Swedish Special Helicopter Unit
Unité forces spéciales
Swedish Special Logistics Unit
Unité forces spéciales
Swedish Special Paratroop Unit
Brigade
3rd brigade
Brigade
The Green Brigade
Régiment
Ledningsregementet
Régiment
Life Guards
Régiment
Q110324824
Régiment
Q110324983
Bataillon
Q10548333
Bataillon
Q10548340
Bataillon
Q79670030
Escadron aérien
171. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
172. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
211. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
212. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
71. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
72. Air Combat Squadron
Escadron aérien
72. Command Squadron
Escadron aérien
73. Signals Intelligence Squadron
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.89/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
99/100
Corruption (CPI)
80/100
Press freedom (RSF)
88/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#26
Annual budget
14.9 Md$
Defense effort
2.5 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Fer (UE) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
197 Md$
Imports
188 Md$
Balance
9 Md$
Top exports
- 12.0% Voitures + pièces (Volvo, Scania) 24 Md$
- 11.5% Machines industrielles 23 Md$
- 7.0% Bois + papier 14 Md$
- 5.0% Acier + minerai de fer 10 Md$
Top imports
- 9.0% Voitures + pièces 17 Md$
- 7.0% Pétrole brut + raffiné 13 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
86%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
96%
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DEU
96%
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RUS
12%
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CHN
22%
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ISR
47%
Abstention: 9%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-09-13
Swedish Social Democratic Party 99 seats, Moderate Party 70, Sweden Democrats 62 (of 349) · turnout 84.9%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.959/1
Gini
29.3
Refugees hosted
144,116
Refugees originating
128
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#14
1% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Total defence (depuis 2017) — réintégration OTAN 2024
Prime contractors
- Saab
- BAE Bofors
- Kockums (ThyssenKrupp)
Key platforms
- Gripen E
- Carl Gustaf
- RBS-15
- A26 Blekinge
National anthem
Du gamla, du fria
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Nordic Council
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,208 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,428, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)