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OEE benchmark Sweden 2026: manufacturing data, sector targets and downtime cost

Name: OEE Benchmark Sweden 2026: Manufacturing Data, Sector Targets, Downtime Cost
Creator: OEE Benchmark
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

The short answer: Manufacturing is 13.4% of gross value added in Sweden (2025) and employs about 565,400 people. Robot density is 377 robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees (2024), against a world average of 132. Loaded labour cost in manufacturing is 47.2 EUR/h (2025), which is the number that turns an hour of downtime into money. Typical OEE in the country's leading sectors runs 45–92%; the sector world-class targets are in the table below.

Official manufacturing statistics for Sweden, the OEE ranges that apply to its leading sectors, a downtime-cost calculator preloaded with national labour and energy costs, and the incentives that can fund a monitoring project.

Key figures

Manufacturing share

13.4

% gross value added

2025 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing value added

72.2

EUR bn

2025 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing employment

565.4

thousand persons

2025 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing enterprises

45,183

2023 · ec.europa.eu

Labour cost (manufacturing)

47.2

EUR per hour

2025 · ec.europa.eu

Industrial electricity price

0.106

EUR per kWh

2025-S2 · ec.europa.eu

Robot density

377

robots per 10,000 employees

2024 · ifr.org

Enterprises using AI

32.9

% of manufacturers (10+ employees)

2025 · ec.europa.eu

Leading sectors and the OEE ranges that apply

The first columns are Sweden's own sector mix (SCB (Statistiska centralbyran)). The OEE columns are the oee-benchmark.org editorial ranges for that sector type: they are benchmarks for plants, not national statistics.

Sector	Weight	Typical OEE	World-class target	Dominant loss	A × P × Q
Motor vehicles (C29) Automotive (Tier-1 assembly)	EUR 14,261 m GVA (current prices) (2023)	70–85%	85%	Changeover & minor stops	92% × 95% × 99.5%
Machinery and equipment n.e.c. (C28) Metal fabrication / machine shop	EUR 11,518 m GVA (current prices) (2023)	45–65%	78%	Setup & idling	85% × 88% × 96%
Wood, paper, printing (C16-C18) Continuous process (chemical, pulp)	EUR 6,190 m GVA (current prices) (2023)	80–92%	92%	Unplanned stops	95% × 97% × 99.5%
Fabricated metal products (C25) Metal fabrication / machine shop	EUR 6,013 m GVA (current prices) (2023)	45–65%	78%	Setup & idling	85% × 88% × 96%
Food, beverages, tobacco (C10-C12) Food & beverage	EUR 4,827 m GVA (current prices) (2023)	60–80%	82%	Changeover & startup losses	90% × 93% × 98%

Downtime cost calculator: Sweden defaults

Change any input and the result updates. The labour and electricity defaults are the national statistics quoted above, not your plant's figures; replace them with your own numbers for a real estimate.

Hours of unplanned downtime per monthLines or machines affectedOperators per lineLoaded labour cost per hour (EUR)Electricity price per kWh (EUR)Average load per line (kW)Lost contribution margin per hour (your figure) (EUR)

Estimated downtime cost

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per year · – per month

labour–
energy–
lost margin–

Funding and incentives for monitoring projects (status October 2026)

Programmes a production-monitoring or OEE project can use. Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026; anything we could not confirm is marked unverified.

Programme	Operator	What it funds	Status	Source
Klimatklivet	Naturvardsverket	investment grants for CO2-reducing measures; aid intensity not stated; de minimis cap EUR 300k/3 yrs	unverified	naturvardsverket.se
Energisteget / energikartlaggningsstod	Energimyndigheten	former SME energy-audit and investment support	unverified	energimyndigheten.se

Trade shows and events 2026–2027

Event	City	Dates	Source
Elmia Subcontractor 2026	Jonkoping (SE), Elmia	10-12 November 2026	mynewsdesk.com

Editor's note

Sweden has the third-highest robot density in Europe (377) and a third of manufacturers already use AI. Automotive, machinery and paper lead; labour cost is 47.2 EUR per hour but electricity is cheap at 0.11 EUR per kWh. OEE is often called TAK (tillgänglighet, anläggningsutnyttjande, kvalitet) in Swedish plants, which is the same A×P×Q product. Klimatklivet's next round opens in February 2027.

How to use this benchmark

Measure first. Log availability, performance and quality per line for four weeks before comparing with the sector ranges; a benchmark without your own baseline is a guess.

Compare within your sector, not with the national average. A packaging line at 72% may be world-class; a bottling line at 72% has room.

Price the gap. Use the calculator with your own labour cost and margin, then check the incentives table: several programmes fund the sensors and software that close it.

Free download

Sweden OEE Benchmark Pack 2026

Excel workbook: country profile, hubs, sector OEE ranges, downtime-cost calculator and incentives, with every source linked.

Country profile and hub table with sources
Sector OEE ranges: typical, world-class, A×P×Q
Downtime-cost calculator preloaded with Sweden labour and energy costs
Incentives and 2026–2027 events

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good OEE in Sweden?

There is no national OEE statistic: OEE is measured per line, and the useful comparison is by sector. For Sweden's leading sectors the typical range is 45–92% and the world-class targets are listed above. Most plants that start measuring sit near 60%.

Where do these figures come from?

Manufacturing weight, employment, labour cost, energy price and robot density come from official statistics (SCB (Statistiska centralbyran), Eurostat, the World Bank and the IFR); every figure links to the page it was read from. The OEE ranges are oee-benchmark.org editorial benchmarks.

What is in the Sweden benchmark pack?

An Excel workbook with the country profile and sources, the hub table, the sector OEE ranges, a downtime-cost calculator with the national defaults already filled in, and the incentives and events lists. It is free; we ask for a work email.

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Sources and method

Figures are quoted as published, with the year and unit of each source; we do not convert currencies or estimate missing values. OEE ranges follow the oee-benchmark.org editorial process. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software.

Data checked October 2026