Sweden’s Economy

Sweden has a population of 9,982,709, a labor force of 5.1 million and a land area of 172,756 square miles. Sweden’s nominal GDP is $517 billion, per capita GDP is $51,603. Jobs are in services 70.8%, industry 28.2% and agriculture 1.1%. Unemployment is 7%, Industries include iron and steel, precision equipment bearings, radio, telephone parts, armaments, pulp and paper, processed foods and motor vehicles, Exports are $147.3 billion, Imports are $134.9 billion. Government debt is 41% of GDP. Trade is with other EU countries. Sweden is the headquarters for Volvo and Husqvarna and several other international products.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Sweden

Approximately 20% of Sweden’s population is age 65 and older and 20% are children and students. That leaves 60% working-age adults.

https://www.indexmundi.com/sweden/demographics_profile.html

Pension funding for Sweden’s retirement age of 65 is projected to produce a shortfall. The early retirement age is 61 and the average retirement age is 64.5.  There are proposals to raise the retirement age to address this.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/look-at-what-s-going-to-happen-to-sweden-s-fabled-welfare-state

The Muslim population in Sweden is 810,000 or 8.1%. These immigrants and refugees are imposing costs the Swedes cannot afford. The myth that they will assimilate is completely discredited.

Sweden needs to send their non-assimilating immigrants and refugees home, raise their retirement age, shrink their public sector, roll back the nanny-state, expand their private sector economy and get out of the EU to regain their national sovereignty and distance themselves from the UN. I recommend bilateral trade agreements for Sweden.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader