Ulf Kristersson (Moderate Party) has been Prime Minister of Sweden since 18 Oct 2022. Real GDP rose 1.6% a year since Ulf Kristersson took office in October 2022, against +1.1% for the European Union. On the rise in electoral democracy Sweden is 3rd of the 10 EU governments, on the rise in the corruption perceptions index 10th. The widest gap with the European Union is in the house price index: +0.2% a year against +3.0%; the gap was widest in Q4 2025, −3.2% against +9.1%. Under Magdalena Andersson (2021 to 2022) the same series rose 2.2% a year. On Transparency International's corruption perceptions index Sweden has moved −3.0 points since day zero, to 80 of 100 in 2025.

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