The volume of road motor vehicle traffic in Sweden has shown a general upward trend from 2013 to 2023, with some fluctuations. It stood at 57.83 Billion Vehicle-Kilometers in 2023. The year-on-year change over the last two years has been a slight decrease of 0.14% in 2023 after a 3.96% increase in 2022. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the last five years (2018-2023) has remained relatively flat at 0.032%. The forecast indicates a stable growth with a CAGR of 0.69% from 2023 to 2028, expecting to reach 60.38 Billion Vehicle-Kilometers by 2028, reflecting a 3.48% increase over five years.
Future trends to watch for include the impact of emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles, the adoption rate of electric vehicles, government policies on carbon emissions, and sustainable transport initiatives that could potentially alter traffic volumes and patterns in Sweden over the coming years.