18-K 1 a10-18529_118k.htm 18-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 18-K

 

For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof

 

ANNUAL REPORT

Of the Kingdom of Sweden

 

Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2009

 

Securities registered as of December 31, 2009

 

 

 

Amounts as to Which

 

 

 

 

Registration is

 

Names of Exchanges

Title of Issue

 

Effective

 

on Which Registered

Kingdom of Sweden

 

$

 200,000,000

 

New York

12 % Bonds Due 2010

 

 

 

Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Kingdom of Sweden

 

$

 600,000,000

 

New York

11 1/8 % Bonds with

 

 

 

Stock Exchange

warrants Due 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Name and address of person authorized to receive notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 

Charlotte Rydin

General Counsel

RIKSGÄLDSKONTORET

SE-103 74 STOCKHOLM

Sweden

 

 

 



 

The information set forth below is to be furnished:

 

1. In respect of each issue of securities of the registrant registered, a brief statement as to:

 

(a) The general effect of any material modifications, not previously reported, of the rights of the holders of such securities.

 

There have been no such modifications.

 

(b) The title and the material provisions of any law, decree or administrative action, not previously reported, by reason of which the security is not being serviced in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

There has been no such law, decree or administrative action.

 

(c) The circumstances of any other failure, not previously reported, to pay principal, interest, or any sinking fund or amortization installment.

 

There has been no such failure.

 

2. A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving total outstanding of:

 

(a) Internal funded debt of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant. If any internal funded debt is payable in a foreign currency it should not be included under this paragraph (a), but under paragraph (b) of this item).

 

The total principal amount of direct internal funded debt of the registrant outstanding as of December 31, 2009 was Swedish kronor (SEK) 740,874 million. (1)

 

In addition, there were outstanding various internal loans, in a total amount of SEK 1,335,789 million guaranteed by the registrant as to principal and interest.

 


(1) Such debt does not include debt of State-owned companies, public enterprises or local authorities.

 

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(b) External funded debt of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable. No statement need be furnished as to intergovernmental debt.)(1)

 

The total principal amount of direct external funded debt of the registrant outstanding as of December 31, 2009 was as follows: (in thousands)

 

U.S. dollars (USD)

 

10,318,063

 

Australian dollars (AUD)

 

200,000

 

Canadian dollars (CAD)

 

0

 

Swiss francs (CHF)

 

0

 

Euro (EUR)

 

7,060,101

 

Pounds sterling (GBP)

 

211,597

 

Japanese yen (JPY)

 

0

 

New Zealand (NZD)

 

150,000

 

 

In addition, there were outstanding various external loans, which are guaranteed by the registrant as to principal and interest. The total principal amount of these contingent liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2009 was as follows: (in thousands)

 

External Debt Guaranteed by the Kingdom of Sweden

 

U.S. dollars (USD)

 

2,651,453

 

Euro (EUR)

 

9,252,102

 

Danish kroner (DKK)

 

555,000

 

Pounds sterling (GBP)

 

124,580

 

Japanese yen (JPY)

 

10,700,000

 

Norwegian kroner (NOK)

 

5000,000

 

Swiss franc (CHF)

 

52,000

 

Australian dollar (AUD)

 

0

 

Special Drawing Rights and Unit of Accounts (SDR, UA)

 

414,260

 

 


(1) Such debt does not include debt of State-owned companies, public enterprises or local authorities.

 

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3. A statement giving the title, date of issue, date of maturity, interest rate and amount outstanding, together with the currency or currencies in which payable, of each issue of funded debt of the registrant outstanding as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant.

 

Internal funded debt as of December 31, 2009(1)

(Payable in Swedish kronor)

 

Title and Interest Rate

 

Date of Issue

 

Year of
final
maturity

 

Principal amount
outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands of SEK)

 

Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,25% of 2000

 

08-Nov

 

2000

 

2011

 

51,858,235

 

5,5% of 2002

 

13-Mar

 

2002

 

2012

 

63,724,040

 

Index linked 1% bonds of 2005

 

27-Sep

 

2005

 

2012

 

27,424,149

 

6,75% of 1997

 

05-May

 

1997

 

2014

 

75,251,085

 

Index linked zero coupon bonds of 1994 (1)

 

01-Apr

 

1994

 

2014

 

4,934,932

 

Index linked 3,5% bonds of 1999 (1)

 

01-Dec

 

1999

 

2015

 

61,199,835

 

4,5% of 2004

 

06-Sep

 

2004

 

2015

 

41,991,115

 

3% of 2005

 

19-Sep

 

2005

 

2016

 

41,488,900

 

3,75% of 2006

 

15-Sep

 

2006

 

2017

 

50,025,775

 

4,25 of 2007

 

21-Nov

 

2007

 

2019

 

82,703,120

 

Index linked 4% bonds of 1995 (1)

 

01-Dec

 

1995

 

2020

 

52,736,350

 

5% of 2004

 

28-Jan

 

2004

 

2020

 

58,700,280

 

Index linked 3,5% bonds of 1997 (1)

 

01-Dec

 

1997

 

2028

 

3,685

 

Index linked 3,5% bonds of 1998 (1)

 

01-Dec

 

1998

 

2028

 

52,630,679

 

3,50% of 2009

 

30-Mar

 

2009

 

2039

 

38,075,450

 

Assigned bonds 2005-2006

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

700,000

 

Assigned bonds 2005-2006

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

250,000

 

Assigned bonds 2005-2006

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

76,390

 

Total Treasury Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

703,774,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lottery Bonds:(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,0% of 2006

 

06-Dec

 

2006

 

2010

 

4,200,000

 

1,5% of 2005

 

30-Nov

 

2005

 

2010

 

3,800,000

 

2,4% of 2007

 

05-Dec

 

2007

 

2010

 

5,700,000

 

2,0% of 2006

 

07-Jul

 

2006

 

2011

 

3,600,000

 

2,3% of 2008

 

27-Jun

 

2008

 

2011

 

3,800,000

 

0,80% if 2009

 

15-May

 

2009

 

2012

 

3,600,000

 

2,4% of 2007

 

06-Jul

 

2007

 

2012

 

3,400,000

 

1,6% of 2008

 

17-Nov

 

2008

 

2013

 

3,600,000

 

1,6% of 2009

 

25-Nov

 

2009

 

2015

 

5,400,000

 

Total Lottery Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,100,000

 

Total Internal Funded Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

740,874,020

 

 


(1)         At time of issue paid in discounted amount.

(2)         Lottery bonds do not bear interest; bonds are selected by lot (two or three times a year) to receive prizes. The interest rates indicated are the aggregate amount of prizes paid annually as a percentage of the nominal value of the bond. The principal amount of all bonds is paid at maturity.

 

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Internal Debt Guaranteed by the Kingdom of Sweden as of December 31, 2009

(Payable in Swedish kronor)

 

 

 

Principal Amount
Outstanding

 

 

 

(thousands of SEK)

 

Standing Guarantees Issued by Riksgäldskontoret (the Swedish National Debt Office):

 

 

 

Svenska,Skeppshypotekskassan,(Swedish,Ships’,Mortgage,Bank)

 

350,000

 

AB,Svensk,Exportkredit,(Swedish,Export,Credit,Corporation)

 

600,000

 

Statens,Bostadsfinansiering,AB,(The,National,Swedish,Housing,Finance,Corporation)

 

3,000,000

 

Others

 

55,000

 

Total

 

4,005,000

 

Other Guarantees Issued by Riksgäldskontoret (the Swedish National Debt Office):

 

 

 

Deposit,Insurance

 

886,370,851

 

Bank,Guarantee,Programme

 

270,715,692

 

Pension,guarantees

 

9,116,863

 

Öresundsbro,Konsortiet,(bridge,and,tunnel,construction)

 

11,176,801

 

Others

 

948,136

 

Total

 

1,178,328,343

 

Guarantees of the State Acting Through the Following State Agencies other than Riksgäldskontoret:

 

 

 

Exportkreditnämnden,(The,Export,Credit,Guarantee,Board)

 

147,151,000

 

Bostadskreditnämnden,(The,National,Housing,Credit,Guarantee,Board)

 

2,379,793

 

Sida,(Swedish,International,Development,Agency)

 

2,627,433

 

Länsstyrelser,(The,County,Government,Boards)

 

20,413

 

Others

 

1,277,000

 

Total

 

153,455,639

 

 

 

 

 

Total Internal Guaranteed Debt

 

1,335,788,982

 

 

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External Funded Debt as of December 31, 2009

(Payable in Foreign Currencies)

 

Title and Interest Rate

 

Date of Issue

 

Year of
Final
Maturity

 

Principal
Amount
Outstanding

 

Equivalent in
Swedish kronor(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

US Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

 

 

12% Bonds of 1985

 

06-Feb

 

1985

 

2010

 

43,396

 

 

 

1% Bonds of 2009

 

17-Feb

 

2009

 

2010

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

3,875% Bonds of 2005

 

25-Jan

 

2005

 

2010

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

4,5% Bonds of 2006

 

07-Feb

 

2006

 

2011

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

1,75% Bonds of 2009

 

17-Jun

 

2009

 

2011

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

1,875% Bonds of 2009

 

15-Jan

 

2009

 

2012

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

1,875% Bonds of 2009

 

30 oct

 

2009

 

2012

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

11,125% Bonds of 1985

 

12-Jun

 

1985

 

2015

 

67,081

 

 

 

10,25% Bonds of 1985

 

01-Nov

 

1985

 

2015

 

7,586

 

 

 

Total US Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,318,063

 

80,188,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pounds Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GBP

 

 

 

13,5% Bonds of 1983

 

19-Jan

 

1983

 

2010

 

44,415

 

 

 

11% Bonds of 1984

 

17-Oct

 

1984

 

2012

 

87,000

 

 

 

9,75% Bonds of 1985

 

20-Nov

 

1985

 

2014

 

80,182

 

 

 

Total Pounds Sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211,597

 

2,335,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

 

 

1,5% Bonds of 2009

 

08-Sep

 

2009

 

2011

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

3,125% Bonds of 2009

 

7 may

 

2009

 

2014

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

9,405% Bonds of 1996 (ESP)

 

09-Apr

 

1996

 

2026

 

60,101

 

 

 

Total Euro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,060,101

 

73,998,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NZD

 

 

 

6,125% Bonds of 2005

 

20-Sep

 

2005

 

2010

 

150,000

 

 

 

Total New Zealand Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

799,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUD

 

 

 

5,75% Bonds of 2005

 

03-Mar

 

2005

 

2015

 

200,000

 

 

 

Total Australian Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

1,121,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sum public Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,443,924

 

Non public funded debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,783,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total External Funded Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

167,227,276

 

Liquidity management instrumets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Unrealised currency gains/loss (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-7,275,009

 

Currency and FX swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

143,304,403

 

Total debt denominated in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

303,256,670

 

 

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(1)         The valuation in Swedish kronor of foreign currency loans has been made at the exchange rates in effect on the date of issue.

(2)         Interest at the equivalent of 13,125% per annum.

(3)         Original currency of issuance within parentheses.

(4)         Special interest conditions.

(5)         According to exchange rates per December 31, 2009.

 

External Debt Guaranteed by the Kingdom of Sweden as of December 31, 2009

(Payable in foreign currencies)

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount
Outstanding

 

Equivalent in
Swedish kronor(1)

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

Guarantees Issued by Riksgäldskontoret (the Swedish National Debt Office):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nordiska Investeringsbanken (Nordic Investment Bank)

 

EUR

 

708,021

 

7,330,141

 

Sweden House in St. Petersburg, Russia

 

USD

 

7,710

 

55,609

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

GBP

 

124,580

 

1,430,801

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

USD

 

615,000

 

4,435,688

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

EUR

 

206,832

 

2,141,329

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

JPY

 

10,700,000

 

839,415

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

DKK

 

555,000

 

772,283

 

Öresundsbro Konsortiet (bridge and tunnel construction)

 

NOK

 

5,000,000

 

6,215,000

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

23,220,266

 

Guarantees Issued by the Government:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

 

USD

 

1,696,200

 

12,233,843

 

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

 

USD

 

17,736

 

127,922

 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

 

EUR

 

336,300

 

3,481,714

 

European Investment Bank (EIB)

 

EUR

 

6,564,715

 

67,964,491

 

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)

 

EUR

 

74,315

 

769,379

 

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)

 

EUR

 

1,361,919

 

14,099,949

 

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

 

USD

 

314,807

 

2,270,545

 

Asian Development Bank (AsDB)

 

SDR

 

111,970

 

1,261,432

 

African Development Bank (AfDB)

 

SDR

 

302,290

 

3,405,539

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

105,614,814

 

Guarantees of the State Acting Through the Following State Agency other than Riksgäldskontoret:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affärsverket Statens Järnvägar (Swedish State Railways)

 

CHF

 

52,000

 

361,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total External Guaranteed Debt

 

 

 

 

 

129,196,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECAPITULATION OF GUARANTEED DEBT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Internal Guaranteed Debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,335,788,982

 

Total External Guaranteed Debt

 

 

 

 

 

129,196,662

 

Total Guaranteed Debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,464,985,644

 

 

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(1)         Translation of amounts in foreign currencies to Swedish kronor has been made at exchange rates in effect as of December 31, 2009 as follows: 7.2125 Swedish kronor per U.S. dollar, 11.485 Swedish kronor per British pound, 0.07845 Swedish kronor per Japanese yen, 10.353 Swedish kronor per E.U. euro, 1.3915 Swedish kronor per Danish krona, 1.243 Swedish kronor per Norwegian krona, 6.9535 Swedish kronor per Swiss Franc and 11.2658 Swedish kronor per Special Drawings Rights

 

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4. a) As to each issue of securities of the registrant which is registered, there should be furnished a break-down of the total amount outstanding, as shown in Item 3, into the following:

 

(1) Total amount held by or for the account of the registrant.

 

The following have been repurchased by the issuer and cancelled and are no longer outstanding (as of December 31, 2009):

 

12 % Bonds of 2/6/1985, due 2010

 

$

156,604,000

 

11 1/8 % Bonds with warrants of 6/12/1985, due 2015

 

$

532,919,000

 

 

 

$

689,523,000

 

 

(2) Total estimated amount held by nationals of the registrant (or if registrant is other than a national government by the nationals of its national government); this estimate needs to be furnished only if it is practicable to do so.

 

Not practicable.

 

(3) Total amount otherwise outstanding.

 

As of December 31, 2009:

 

12 % Bonds of 2/6/1985, due 2010

 

$

43,396,000

 

11 1/8 % Bonds with warrants of 6/12/1985, due 2015

 

$

67,081,000

 

 

 

$

110,477,000

 

 

(b) If a substantial amount is set forth in answer to paragraph (a) (1) above, describe briefly the method employed by the registrant to reacquire such securities.

 

Securities bought in the market.

 

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5. A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving the estimated total of:

 

a) Internal floating indebtedness of the registrant.

(Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant).

 

Internal Floating Debt as of December 31, 2009

 

(Payable in Swedish Kronor)

 

 

 

Principal amount outstanding

 

 

 

(thousands of SEK)

 

Treasury Bills

 

114,816,000

 

Swaps in SEK

 

-128,057,739

 

Foreign Exchange forwards in SEK

 

-8,785,060

 

Liquidity management instruments

 

107,855,757

 

National Debt Savings

 

34,003,145

 

Total Internal Floating Debt

 

119,832,103

 

 

 

 

 

RECAPITULATION OF INTERNAL DEBT:

 

 

 

Total Funded Debt

 

740,874,020

 

Total Floating Debt

 

119,832,103

 

Total Internal Debt

 

860,706,123

 

 

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b) External floating indebtedness of the registrant.
(Total to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable).

 

External Floating Debt as of December 31, 2009

 

Title and Interest Rate

 

Principal Amount
Outstanding

 

Equivalent in
Swedish kronor(1)

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

EUR

 

 

 

 

 

Eurocommercial Paper Program of 1988 (2)

 

 

 

 

 

Total EUR

 

 

 

4,494,550

 

Total USD

 

 

 

20,713,255

 

Total External Floating Debt

 

 

 

25,207,805

 

 


(1)          The valuation in Swedish kronor of foreign currency loans has been made at the exchange rates in effect on the date of issue.

(2)          In addition to U.S. dollars, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and Pound sterling, the notes may also be issued in Euro, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars and Danish kroner with a maximum maturity of 365 days. The interest on the notes is variable and a function of market conditions at the time of issuance.

 

RECAPITULATION OF EXTERNAL DEBT:

 

 

 

Total External Funded Debt

 

303,256,670

 

Total External Floating Debt

 

25,207,805

 

Total External Debt

 

328,464,475

 

 

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6. Statements of the receipts, classified by source, and of the expenditures, classified by purpose, of the registrant for each fiscal year of the registrant ended since the close of the latest fiscal year for which such information was previously reported. These statements should be itemized as to be reasonably informative and should cover both ordinary and extraordinary receipts and expenditures; there should be indicated separately, if practicable, the amount of receipts pledged or otherwise specifically allocated to any issue registered, indicating the issue.

 

Central Government Revenues and Expenditures(1)

 

 

 

Fiscal Year 2009

 

 

 

(millions of SEK)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

Taxes:

 

 

 

Taxes on income, capital gains and profits (2)

 

-32,600

 

Statutory social securities fees

 

302,400

 

Taxes on property

 

33,900

 

Value added tax

 

275,600

 

Petrol tax (3)

 

 

 

Tobacco tax

 

10,600

 

Alcoholic beverage tax

 

12,100

 

Tax on energy consumption

 

66,100

 

Taxes on road traffic

 

16,400

 

Other taxes

 

-45,500

 

Total taxes

 

639,000

 

Non-tax revenues

 

 

 

Operating surpluses (4)

 

7,100

 

Interest received by the Government

 

7,700

 

Other non-tax revenues (5)

 

33,300

 

Total non-tax revenues

 

48,100

 

 

 

 

 

Capital revenues

 

100

 

Loan repayment

 

1,700

 

Computed revenues (6)

 

8,900

 

Contributions from the European Union

 

11,700

 

Total other revenues

 

22,400

 

Total Revenues

 

709,500

 

 

 

 

 

Exenditures

 

 

 

The Swedish political system

 

12,152

 

Economy and fiscal administration

 

12,006

 

Tax administration and collection

 

9,434

 

Justice

 

33,645

 

Foreign policy administration and international co-operation

 

1,815

 

Total defence

 

42,106

 

International development assistance

 

29,600

 

Immigrants and refugees

 

6,521

 

Health care, medical care, social services

 

53,065

 

Financial security in the event of illness and disability

 

109,969

 

Financial security in old age

 

42,304

 

Financial security for families and children

 

68,080

 

Financial security in the event of unemployment

 

5,332

 

Labour market and working life

 

60,620

 

Study support

 

21,022

 

Education and university research

 

49,263

 

Culture, the media, religious organisations and leisure

 

10,269

 

 

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Planning, housing supply and construction

 

1,906

 

Regional balance and development

 

3,204

 

General environment and conservation

 

5,161

 

Energy

 

3,045

 

Communications

 

40,573

 

Agriculture and forestry, fisheries etc.

 

16,369

 

Business sector

 

6,565

 

General grant to municipalities

 

81,589

 

Interest on Central Government Debt. etc.

 

36,463

 

Contribution to the European Community

 

19,192

 

Total expenditures (all areas of expenditure)

 

781,270

 

Budget deficit

 

71,770

 

Transactions outside closed accounts

 

0

 

Net lending by Riksgäldskontoret

 

104,700

 

Adjustment to cash basis (7)

 

-300

 

Transfer from the National Pension Fund (8)

 

0

 

Net borrowing requirement (9)

 

176,100

 

 


(1)

No receipts/revenues are pledged or otherwise specifically allocated to any issue registered.

 

(2)

 

 

2009

 

 

Net personal income taxes

 

-119,800

 

 

Corporate income taxes

 

80,400

 

 

Other income taxes

 

6,800

 

 

(3)

From 1995/96 Petrol tax is included in tax on energy consumption.

(4)

Primarily net surplus of public enterprises, other agencies and the Riksbank and income from lotteries, etc.

(5)

Primarily revenues from real estate investments, dividends on state-owned shares, administrative fees and changes and revenues from sales.

(6)

Primarily cash payments by public utilities to the Government representing depreciation on capital funds invested in them by the state and revenues and expenditures for Government pensions. Expenditures for Government pensions can be in excess of revenues and therefore the remainder of this revenue heading can be in excess of revenues and can show a deficit.

(7)

Excluding Transfer from National Pension Fund.

(8)

The old-age pension reform has taken on a partially new role as of 1999. The funding responsibility for disability and survivor pensions has been transferred to the Central Government budget.

(9)

As of 1997, the Net borrowing requirement is identical to the Central Government budget balance. A negative Net borrowing requirement is equivalent with a budget balance surplus.

 

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7. (a) If any foreign exchange control, not previously reported, has been established by the registrant (or if the registrant is other than a national government, by its national government), briefly describe the effect of any such action not previously reported.

 

None.

 

(b) If any foreign exchange control previously reported has been discontinued or materially modified, briefly describe the effect of any such action, not previously reported.

 

Virtually all exchange control regulations were abolished on July 1, 1989. Foreign exchange control may, in accordance with the treaties of the European Union, only be reintroduced under certain extraordinary circumstances such as if Sweden is involved in a war.

 

8. Brief statements as of a date reasonably close to the date of the filing of this report, (indicating such date) in respect of the note issue and gold reserves of the central bank of issue of the registrant, and of any further gold stocks held by the registrant.

 

 

 

(In millions of SEK)

 

 

 

Aug 31, 2010

 

Notes and coins (excluding bank holdings)

 

104,113

 

Gold reserves of Sveriges Riksbank

 

39,054

 

 

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9. Statements of imports and exports of merchandise for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. The statements should be reasonably itemized so far as practicable as to commodities and as to countries. They should be set forth in terms of value and of weight or quantity; if statistics have been established only in terms of value, such will suffice.

 

FOREIGN TRADE BY COMMODITY GROUP

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(millions of SEK)

 

%

 

Exports (f.o.b.)

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products, Beverage and Tobacco

 

49,486

 

5

 

Wood Products

 

25,269

 

3

 

Pulp

 

15,225

 

2

 

Paper and Board

 

77,065

 

8

 

Petroleum Products

 

61,823

 

6

 

Coal and other Fuels

 

3,956

 

0

 

Iron and Steel

 

41,703

 

4

 

Iron Ore

 

9,995

 

1

 

Non-Ferrous Metals

 

18,459

 

2

 

Other Minerals

 

7,781

 

1

 

Other Raw Materials

 

2,503

 

0

 

Manufactured Metal

 

27,876

 

3

 

Machinery and Equipment

 

294,294

 

29

 

Motor Vehicles and Spare Parts

 

90,244

 

9

 

Ships

 

2,878

 

0

 

Chemicals and Plastics

 

134,152

 

13

 

Clothes, Shoes and Leather

 

13,147

 

1

 

Other Manufactured Products

 

117,637

 

12

 

Other Products

 

5,132

 

1

 

Total Exports

 

998,627

 

100

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(millions of SEK)

 

%

 

Imports (c.i.f.) by country of consignment

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products, Beverage and Tobacco

 

91,990

 

10

 

Wood Products

 

5,900

 

1

 

Pulp

 

2,376

 

0

 

Paper and Board

 

14,251

 

2

 

Petroleum Products

 

41,177

 

5

 

Crude Oil

 

55,669

 

6

 

Coal and other Fuels

 

8,608

 

1

 

Iron and Steel

 

30,506

 

3

 

Non-Ferrous Metals

 

15,536

 

2

 

Other Minerals

 

10,923

 

1

 

Other Raw Materials

 

8,529

 

1

 

Manufactured Metal

 

25,275

 

3

 

Machinery and Equipment

 

242,921

 

27

 

Motor Vehicles and Spare Parts

 

81,582

 

9

 

Ships

 

3,051

 

0

 

Chemicals and Plastics

 

115,104

 

13

 

Clothes, Shoes and Leather

 

34,148

 

4

 

Other Manufactured Products

 

122,484

 

13

 

Other Products

 

1,132

 

0

 

Total Imports

 

911,162

 

100

 

 

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN TRADE

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(millions of SEK)

 

%

 

Exports (f.o.b.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Union (EU15)

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

74,120

 

7

 

Germany

 

101,794

 

10

 

Denmark

 

73,350

 

7

 

Finland

 

64,227

 

6

 

Other EU15 countries (1)

 

215,769

 

22

 

Total EU15

 

529,260

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

 

 

 

 

 

Norway

 

105,667

 

11

 

Other EFTA countries (2)

 

12,239

 

1

 

Total EFTA

 

117,907

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central and Eastern Europe (3)

 

56,199

 

6

 

Russia

 

14,042

 

1

 

United States

 

63,768

 

6

 

Japan

 

12,541

 

1

 

State trading countries in Asia and America (4)

 

31,576

 

3

 

OPEC countries (5)

 

28,060

 

3

 

Other countries

 

145,275

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Exports

 

998,627

 

100

 

 


(1) France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria

(2) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland

(3) Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Former Jugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro

(4) China, North Korea, Cuba, Mongolia

(5) Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia (until 2008), Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Angola (from 2007), Ecuador (from 2007)

 

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Year ended December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(millions of SEK)

 

%

 

Imports (c.i.f.) by country of consignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Union (EU15)

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

51,927

 

6

 

Germany

 

163,166

 

18

 

Denmark

 

81,646

 

9

 

Finland

 

46,989

 

5

 

Other EU15 countries (1)

 

211,206

 

23

 

Total EU15

 

554,935

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

 

 

 

 

 

Norway

 

82,450

 

9

 

Other EFTA countries (2)

 

9,269

 

1

 

Total EFTA

 

91,718

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central and Eastern Europe (3)

 

73,734

 

8

 

Russia

 

31,237

 

3

 

United States

 

34,568

 

4

 

Japan

 

14,075

 

2

 

State trading countries in Asia and America (4)

 

34,621

 

4

 

OPEC countries (5)

 

9,526

 

1

 

Other countries

 

66,748

 

7

 

Total Imports

 

911,162

 

100

 

 


(1)        France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria

(2)        Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland

(3)        Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Former Jugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro

(4)        China, North Korea, Cuba, Mongolia

(5)        Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia (until 2008), Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Angola (from 2007), Ecuador (from 2007)

 

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10. The balances of international payments of the registrant for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. The statements of such balances should conform, if possible, to the nomenclature and form used in the “Statistical Handbook of the League of Nations”. (These statements need to be furnished only if the registrant has published balances of international payments).

 

Balance of Payments

 

 

 

December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(billions of SEK)

 

 

 

 

 

Current account

 

230.1

 

Trade in goods (f.o.b.-f.o.b.)

 

101.6

 

Net trade of goods

 

84.0

 

Correction items

 

17.6

 

Services

 

128.6

 

Transportation

 

19.1

 

Travel

 

-4.0

 

Other services

 

95.9

 

Compensation of employees

 

-2.4

 

Investment income

 

57.4

 

Direct investment

 

62.7

 

Portfolio investment excl.fin derivatives

 

-10.5

 

Income on equity

 

32.1

 

Income on debt (interest)

 

-42.6

 

Other investment

 

5.2

 

Current transfers

 

-37.4

 

Contributions etc. to/from the EU

 

-12.6

 

Development assistance grants

 

-10.1

 

Other current transfers

 

-14.7

 

Capital account

 

-3.2

 

Contributions etc. to/from EU, investmest

 

1.7

 

Developmenst assistance grants, investment

 

-5.6

 

Other

 

0.7

 

Financial account

 

-286.1

 

Direct investment

 

-148.8

 

Abroad

 

-231.8

 

Equity capital

 

-204.1

 

Loans etc.

 

65.8

 

Reinvested earnings

 

-93.5

 

In Sweden

 

83.1

 

Equity capital

 

101.2

 

Loans etc.

 

-68.6

 

Reinvested earnings

 

50.4

 

Portfolio investment excl. fin derivatives

 

304.9

 

Assets (change in Swedish inv abroad)

 

-142.8

 

Equity securities

 

-126.8

 

Debt securities

 

-16.0

 

Liabilities (change in foreign inv in Sw.)

 

447.7

 

Equity securities

 

11.2

 

Debt securities

 

436.5

 

Financial derivatives

 

-17.8

 

Other investment

 

-308.4

 

Assets (change in Swedish inv abroad)

 

110.0

 

Loans

 

41.5

 

Trade credits & other

 

68.5

 

Liabilities (change in foreign inv in Sw.)

 

-418.4

 

Loans

 

-390.1

 

Trade credits & other

 

-28.4

 

Reserve assets

 

-116.0

 

Net errors and omissions

 

59.1

 

 

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This annual report comprises:

 

a) Pages numbered 1 to 22 consecutively.

 

b) The following exhibits:

 

Exhibit a) None

Exhibit b) None

Exhibit c) Budget Statement

 

This annual report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof.

 

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Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual report, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at Stockholm, Sweden, on the 27th day of September, 2010.

 

 

Kingdom of Sweden

Acting through Riksgäldskontoret

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Olofsson

 

 

Thomas Olofsson

 

 

Director and Head of Funding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Charlotte Rydin

 

 

Charlotte Rydin

 

 

General Counsel

 

 

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