Sweden has a small, open economy that is dependent to a large extent on global demand for products and services. The Swedish financial market is strongly linked to the international capital market. As such, there is substantial interest in following its economic and financial development to understand the challenges and opportunities ahead. The Export Credit Trends Survey is published twice per year, in June and December, only in Swedish.

From the Export Credit Trends Survey December 2022

Financing needs
Every fourth company states that they will have an increased need for financing in the next 12 months, which is the same number as last spring.
Export order intake
Every third of the export companies expect increased export order intake in the next year, which is a decrease compared with every second company, last spring.
Employment
Every third of the companies expect to increase the amount of employees in Sweden in the coming year. That is a decrease compared with every second company, last spring.
Sustainability requirements
60 percent of the export companies perceive that their customers have set more stringent sustainability requirements in the last year, which is in line with last spring.