House prices in Sweden: price index for 1 and 2 dwelling buildings for permanent living (1990=100)

Sweden

House prices in Sweden. Statistics Sweden (SCB) has a good collection of Swedish house price statistics. There is a real estate price index for one and two dwelling buildings which extends back to 1990.

House prices in Sweden, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

Sweden

Source: Statistics Sweden


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
2023-5.89
2022-0.73-0.82-3.79-8.9
20213.185.44.33-1.23
20202.021.751.933.87
20190.420.071.78-0.14
2018-0.94-2.21-0.24-0.32
20171.942.341.54-0.22
20160.221.63.1-0.19
20152.663.283.622.34
20142.351.823.281.08
20130.321.211.480.77
2012-0.190.651.89-0.15
2011-0.51-0.57-0.29-4.16
20101.951.770.51-0.96
2009-0.023.732.781.18
2008-1.41-0.20.71-3.5
20070.84.244.23-1.46
20063.551.892.950.18
20050.913.063.941.48
20042.273.692.490.76
2003-0.442.132.550.49
20021.481.883.77-0.4
20012.8-0.451.71-1.81
20003.184.093.5-0.35
19991.383.313.02-0.48
19984.112.983.331.27
19971.692.851.77-0.57
19960.690.662.26-0.08
1995-0.60.55-1.08-2.11
19941.31.860.66-2.21
1993-7.29-0.53-0.450.32
1992-4.7-2.44-3.21-7.53
19912.33-2.150.22-2.2
1990-0.640.02-3.22

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.