This PESTLE country analysis report on Sweden provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Sweden through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Sweden through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Sweden through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Sweden through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
- Understand the legal landscape in Sweden through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
- Understand the environmental landscape in Sweden through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators
Scope
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Sweden, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Sweden's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
The technology landscape section examines Sweden's advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
The legal landscape section explores Sweden's legal system evolution, including legislative reforms, judiciary independence, and adherence to the rule of law. It also addresses the country's legal environment for business, contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, and transparency in legal proceedings, along with any significant legal challenges or controversies.
The environmental landscape section evaluates Sweden's environmental policies and performance concerning climate change mitigation, renewable energy adoption, pollution control measures, conservation efforts, and sustainable development initiatives.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Sweden in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Sweden perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Sweden perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Sweden perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
- How does Sweden maintain a robust legal framework that protects property rights and fosters a conducive business environment?
- How does Sweden prioritize sustainability with green initiatives, renewable energy promotion, and international collaboration on environmental challenges?"
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Key findings
- PESTLE highlights
- Key macroeconomic updates
- Key economic updates
- Key fundamentals
- Key Facts and Geographic Location
- Key facts
- Geographic location
- PESTLE Analysis
- Summary
- Political analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Economic analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Social analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Technological analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Legal analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Environmental analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Political Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Key political figures
- Structure of government
- Key political parties
- Key policies
- Performance
- Governance indicators
- Outlook
- Economic Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Financial system
- Performance
- GDP and GDP growth rate
- GDP composition by sector
- Fiscal situation
- International trade
- Government debt
- International investment position
- Monetary situation
- Employment
- Outlook
- Social Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Demographic composition
- Healthcare
- Education
- Performance
- Healthcare
- Education
- Outlook
- Technological Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Performance
- Mobile and internet users
- Outlook
- Legal Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Judicial system
- Tax regulations
- Performance
- Effectiveness of legal system
- Outlook
- Environmental Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Environmental regulations
- Performance
- Environmental impact
- Outlook
- About the Publisher
- Contact the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Key Fundamentals, 2022-29f
Table 2: Key Facts, 2025
Table 3: Analysis of Political Landscape
Table 4: Analysis of Economic Landscape
Table 5: Analysis of Social Landscape
Table 6: Analysis of Technological Landscape
Table 7: Analysis of Legal Landscape
Table 8: Analysis of Environmental Landscape
Table 9: Population by Gender (as a Percentage of Total Population), 2024e
List of Figures
Figure 1: Key Economic Indicators Trend
Figure 2: Map of Sweden, 2025
Figure 3: Household Debt (as a Percentage of Net Disposable Income), 2023
Figure 4: Share of the agricultural sector towards GDP (nominal), 2024
Figure 5: Sweden’s Export Destinations Share (as % of Total Exports), 2023
Figure 6: Tertiary Education Attainment (Population Aged 25-64), 2023 or latest available
Figure 7: Gini Coefficient, 2023
Figure 8: Social Benefits to Households in Kind, 2023 or latest available data
Figure 9: High-Technology Exports as a Percentage of Manufactured Exports, 2023
Figure 10: Tax Wedge across OECD Nations, 2023
Figure 11: Timeline of Key Political Events
Figure 12: Key Political Figures
Figure 13: Distribution of seats by Political Party, 2022 elections
Figure 14: Historical GDP Growth Rate, 2014-24e
Figure 15: Real GDP and GDP Growth Rate, 2020-29f
Figure 16: GDP Composition by Sector, 2024e
Figure 17: Agricultural Output (EUR Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 18: Industrial Output (EUR Trillion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 19: Services Output (EUR Trillion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 20: Growth in the Volume of Exports and Imports (%), 2020-29f
Figure 21: Consumer Price Index and CPI, 2020-29f
Figure 22: Unemployment Rate, 2020-29f
Figure 23: Major Religions, 2021 est.
Figure 24: Government Expenditure on Healthcare, 2020-29f
Figure 25: Government Expenditure on Education, 2020-29f
Figure 26: Internet Users, 2020-25f
Figure 27: CO2e Emissions (Million Tonnes/%), 2013-23
