Inflation in Sweden

Inflation in Sweden was 1.1% in September 2026, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB).

So far this year (January–September 2026), prices are 0.5% higher than in the same months of 2025. For 2025 as a whole, inflation was 0.7%.

Over the ten years from 2015 to 2025, prices rose by 33.4% in total, an average of 2.9% a year.

Inflation in Sweden by year

Annual inflation is the change in the average price level from the year before. The last column shows what SEK 100 in each year is worth in 2025.

Year	Inflation	SEK 100 is worth in 2025
2026 (Jan–Sept)	0.5%	–
2025	0.7%	SEK 100
2024	2.8%	SEK 101
2023	8.5%	SEK 104
2022	8.4%	SEK 112
2021	2.2%	SEK 122
2020	0.5%	SEK 124
2019	1.8%	SEK 125
2018	1.9%	SEK 127
2017	1.8%	SEK 130
2016	1.0%	SEK 132
2015	-0.0%	SEK 133
2014	-0.2%	SEK 133
2013	-0.0%	SEK 133
2012	0.9%	SEK 133
2011	3.0%	SEK 134
2010	1.2%	SEK 138
2009	-0.5%	SEK 140
2008	3.4%	SEK 139
2007	2.2%	SEK 144
2006	1.3%	SEK 147

Show every year back to 1831

2005	0.5%	SEK 149
2004	0.4%	SEK 150
2003	1.9%	SEK 150
2002	2.2%	SEK 153
2001	2.4%	SEK 156
2000	0.9%	SEK 160
1999	0.5%	SEK 162
1998	-0.3%	SEK 162
1997	0.6%	SEK 162
1996	0.5%	SEK 163
1995	2.4%	SEK 164
1994	2.2%	SEK 168
1993	4.7%	SEK 172
1992	2.4%	SEK 180
1991	9.5%	SEK 184
1990	10.3%	SEK 201
1989	6.5%	SEK 222
1988	5.8%	SEK 237
1987	4.2%	SEK 250
1986	4.2%	SEK 261
1985	7.4%	SEK 272
1984	8.1%	SEK 292
1983	8.9%	SEK 315
1982	8.5%	SEK 343
1981	12.1%	SEK 373
1980	13.6%	SEK 418
1979	7.2%	SEK 475
1978	10.1%	SEK 509
1977	11.3%	SEK 560
1976	10.4%	SEK 624
1975	9.8%	SEK 688
1974	9.9%	SEK 756
1973	6.7%	SEK 831
1972	6.0%	SEK 886
1971	7.4%	SEK 939
1970	6.9%	SEK 1,009
1969	2.7%	SEK 1,079
1968	2.0%	SEK 1,108
1967	4.0%	SEK 1,131
1966	6.6%	SEK 1,176
1965	5.2%	SEK 1,254
1964	3.1%	SEK 1,319
1963	3.0%	SEK 1,360
1962	4.8%	SEK 1,400
1961	2.2%	SEK 1,468
1960	4.1%	SEK 1,500
1959	0.8%	SEK 1,561
1958	4.3%	SEK 1,573
1957	4.5%	SEK 1,641
1956	5.0%	SEK 1,715
1955	2.7%	SEK 1,801
1954	0.6%	SEK 1,850
1953	0.6%	SEK 1,861
1952	7.2%	SEK 1,873
1951	16.9%	SEK 2,008
1950	1.6%	SEK 2,348
1949	0.4%	SEK 2,385
1948	5.8%	SEK 2,394
1947	3.0%	SEK 2,533
1946	0.4%	SEK 2,609
1945	-0.4%	SEK 2,620
1944	-0.4%	SEK 2,609
1943	0.4%	SEK 2,598
1942	6.8%	SEK 2,609
1941	13.5%	SEK 2,788
1940	13.5%	SEK 3,163
1939	3.0%	SEK 3,591
1938	1.9%	SEK 3,700
1937	3.2%	SEK 3,769
1936	1.3%	SEK 3,889
1935	2.0%	SEK 3,939
1934	0.7%	SEK 4,016
1933	-2.6%	SEK 4,043
1932	-1.3%	SEK 3,939
1931	-3.1%	SEK 3,889
1930	-3.6%	SEK 3,769
1929	-1.8%	SEK 3,634
1928	1.2%	SEK 3,570
1927	-1.2%	SEK 3,612
1926	-3.4%	SEK 3,570
1925	1.7%	SEK 3,449
1924	0.0%	SEK 3,509
1923	-5.4%	SEK 3,509
1922	-16.7%	SEK 3,318
1921	-18.5%	SEK 2,762
1920	1.9%	SEK 2,253
1919	10.4%	SEK 2,295
1918	47.0%	SEK 2,533
1917	26.2%	SEK 3,723
1916	13.0%	SEK 4,696
1915	14.9%	SEK 5,309
1914	1.3%	SEK 6,099
1913	0.3%	SEK 6,179
1912	2.1%	SEK 6,198
1911	3.0%	SEK 6,326
1910	0.0%	SEK 6,515
1909	-1.0%	SEK 6,515
1908	1.5%	SEK 6,453
1907	5.2%	SEK 6,550
1906	2.1%	SEK 6,891
1905	2.1%	SEK 7,033
1904	-1.2%	SEK 7,182
1903	1.7%	SEK 7,099
1902	0.8%	SEK 7,216
1901	-2.4%	SEK 7,277
1900	1.2%	SEK 7,099
1899	4.4%	SEK 7,182
1898	4.8%	SEK 7,500
1897	3.2%	SEK 7,857
1896	-0.8%	SEK 8,108
1895	1.9%	SEK 8,043
1894	-5.1%	SEK 8,195
1893	-4.0%	SEK 7,777
1892	-1.8%	SEK 7,463
1891	3.1%	SEK 7,329
1890	2.1%	SEK 7,556
1889	4.5%	SEK 7,718
1888	3.6%	SEK 8,065
1887	-3.6%	SEK 8,352
1886	-4.9%	SEK 8,054
1885	-4.7%	SEK 7,660
1884	-3.7%	SEK 7,303
1883	-0.6%	SEK 7,033
1882	-2.7%	SEK 6,993
1881	2.5%	SEK 6,806
1880	5.2%	SEK 6,977
1879	-6.2%	SEK 7,338
1878	-6.5%	SEK 6,883
1877	-0.5%	SEK 6,433
1876	0.3%	SEK 6,399
1875	-0.6%	SEK 6,420
1874	3.6%	SEK 6,379
1873	7.9%	SEK 6,607
1872	4.0%	SEK 7,132
1871	2.6%	SEK 7,418
1870	-4.2%	SEK 7,612
1869	-5.7%	SEK 7,294
1868	3.4%	SEK 6,875
1867	6.3%	SEK 7,107
1866	3.2%	SEK 7,556
1865	-0.1%	SEK 7,797
1864	-4.3%	SEK 7,787
1863	-5.0%	SEK 7,454
1862	2.7%	SEK 7,082
1861	4.1%	SEK 7,277
1860	4.5%	SEK 7,574
1859	-5.9%	SEK 7,918
1858	-10.5%	SEK 7,454
1857	0.2%	SEK 6,672
1856	10.3%	SEK 6,687
1855	7.3%	SEK 7,373
1854	6.9%	SEK 7,908
1853	3.1%	SEK 8,456
1852	3.2%	SEK 8,721
1851	2.0%	SEK 9,004
1850	-0.3%	SEK 9,180
1849	-1.2%	SEK 9,153
1848	-2.7%	SEK 9,044
1847	2.1%	SEK 8,797
1846	4.6%	SEK 8,978
1845	4.3%	SEK 9,392
1844	-6.7%	SEK 9,799
1843	-4.7%	SEK 9,139
1842	1.3%	SEK 8,709
1841	1.5%	SEK 8,822
1840	-2.0%	SEK 8,952
1839	-1.6%	SEK 8,772
1838	5.4%	SEK 8,635
1837	2.8%	SEK 9,098
1836	-0.9%	SEK 9,349
1835	1.5%	SEK 9,264
1834	1.4%	SEK 9,407
1833	-1.8%	SEK 9,539
1832	-0.3%	SEK 9,363
1831	4.1%	SEK 9,335

Highest and lowest inflation

The highest annual inflation since 1831 was 47.0% in 1918. The largest fall in prices was 18.5% in 1921. Prices last fell in 2015, by 0.0%.

About the figures

Statistics Sweden's consumer price index (KPI), including its historical figures back to 1830. The figures are annual averages of the consumer price index from Statistics Sweden (SCB), and are updated automatically when new figures are published.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Inflation in other countries

Country	Latest month	This year so far	Latest year	10-year average
Austria	3.6% (Sept 2026)	3.1%	3.5% (2025)	3.3%
Belgium	5.3% (Oct 2026)	3.3%	2.5% (2025)	3.0%
Denmark	2.2% (Sept 2026)	1.5%	1.9% (2025)	1.9%
Euro area	3.8% (Sept 2026)	2.8%	2.1% (2025)	2.6%
France	3.4% (Oct 2026)	2.0%	0.9% (2025)	1.9%
Germany	3.3% (Sept 2026)	2.6%	2.2% (2025)	2.6%
Ireland	4.1% (Sept 2026)	3.4%	2.2% (2025)	2.2%
Italy	5.4% (Oct 2026)	2.9%	1.5% (2025)	2.1%
Netherlands	3.4% (Sept 2026)	3.0%	3.3% (2025)	3.0%
Norway	3.4% (Sept 2026)	3.2%	3.0% (2025)	3.3%
Poland	4.0% (Sept 2026)	2.9%	3.6% (2025)	4.6%
Spain	4.9% (Sept 2026)	3.4%	2.7% (2025)	2.4%
United Kingdom	3.4% (Sept 2026)	3.0%	3.4% (2025)	3.3%
United States	3.7% (Sept 2026)	3.4%	2.6% (2025)	3.1%

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