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USD to SEK Forecasts – US dollar to Swedish krona

Latest USD to SEK forecasts including bank predictions, key market drivers and recent trends for USD/SEK. See where analysts expect the pair to move and the factors likely to influence it.

 

USD to SEK Forecast & Outlook

21 Jul 2026 • 00:25 GMT

USD/SEK 9.6853

📊 Forecast snapshot

  • Near-term bias: 🔴 Mild downside
  • Expected range: 9.5760 – 9.7470
  • Dominant driver: 🏦 Central bank policy divergence
  • 3-month trend: 🟢 Uptrend

Currently, USD/SEK is trading near recent highs at 9.6853, which is 2.4% above its 3-month average. The pair remains supported by the US Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, maintaining a rate gap that favors USD. Over the next few sessions, the pair could face pressure if risk-off conditions persist, weighing on the dollar and keeping the pair consolidating within its recent range.

💸 Transfer implications

  • Expats: sending money to Sweden may find USD buying fewer SEK than recent levels.
  • Travellers: exchanging USD for SEK could see less favourable rates than earlier this quarter.
  • Businesses: paying SEK invoices in USD might encounter slightly weaker USD levels, increasing costs.

🧭 Key drivers

  • Rate gap: US Federal Reserve's policies support US dollar holding above its 90-day average.
  • Risk/commodities: Risk-off sentiment supports safe-haven currencies like USD and SEK.
  • Global factors: Broader risk conditions and market stability influence direction.

⚠️ What could change it

  • Upside risk: A pause or slowdown in US rate hikes could weaken USD.
  • Downside risk: Escalating global risk aversion may pressure the dollar further.

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USDSEK Bank Forecasts to end of the year

ING THINK anticipates that the USDSEK will decline to 8.44 by the end of the year. This forecast reflects expectations of a significant appreciation of the Swedish krona, partly due to its current undervaluation against the US dollar and the euro. The outlook suggests a slower but more predictable appreciation for the SEK as it realigns with its perceived value.

Big bank views

  • ING THINK forecasts USDSEK at 8.44 by year-end, indicating a strengthening SEK.
  • Current USD strength is driven by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
  • ING sees SEK benefiting from strong domestic economic conditions and broad market trends favoring high-beta currencies.

What could change the outlook

  • A shift in Federal Reserve monetary policy could alter USD strength significantly.
  • Changes in the global risk environment affecting high-beta currencies like the SEK could impact these projections.
 

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USD to SEK Market Data

US dollar (USD) to Swedish krona (SEK) market data - latest interbank exchange rate, trend, chart & historic rates.

 
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USD to SEK at 9.6853 is 2.4% above its 3-month average of 9.4568, having traded in a relatively stable 6.1% range from 9.1837 to 9.7469
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Compare & Save - US dollar to Swedish krona

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Will the US dollar rise against the Swedish krona?

This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US dollar vs Swedish krona current value is to look the USD/SEK historic rate and change over a range of periods.

The following table looks at the change in the USD to SEK exchange rate over periods from the previous week back to the last 10 years.

DateUSD/SEKChangePeriod
07 Jul 2026
9.7032
0.2% ▼2 Week
22 Apr 2026
9.2085
5.1% ▲3 Month
21 Jul 2025
9.5717
1.1% ▲1 Year
22 Jul 2021
8.6816
11.5% ▲5 Year
23 Jul 2016
8.6315
12.1% ▲10 Year
26 Jul 2006
7.3337
32% ▲20 Year
USD/SEK historic rates & change to 21-Jul-2026

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