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Payment methods in Sweden

Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the Swedish e-commerce market:

  • Over 40% of Swedish online consumers make cross-border purchases on a monthly or weekly basis.
  • Swedish e-commerce is expected to generate more than 140 billion SEK in 2025, equivalent to nearly 15 billion USD.
  • In 2024, China was the top foreign market for Swedish online shoppers, with around 37% of them ordering from Chinese e-commerce sites.
  • In 2024, Swedes used mobile devices to complete more than 40% of their online transactions, with a slight increase on the previous year.
  • Swedes use digital payment methods in almost 72% of online transactions. Popular digital payment methods include Swish, ApplePay, and AfterPay.
Population
Online Population
B2C E-commerce
Banked Population
Credit Card Population
E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

  • Card 27%
  • Cash 1%
  • Bank Transfer 31%
  • E-Wallet 18%
  • Other 23%
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Card Scheme Breakdown

  • Visa 28%
  • Mastercard 70%
  • American Express 2%
  • Local schemes 0%
  • Other 0%
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Cross-Border E-Commerce

44

Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

49

Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

5.9 bn $US

Value of cross-border e-commerce

Top cross-border shopping origin markets