Payments & cash
Money and payments fulfil an important function in the national economy and the Riksbank has the task of ensuring it is possible to make payments safely and efficiently.
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Statistics on notes and coins
Payments in RIX
Statistics on payments in RIX
Redemption of invalid banknotes
Statistics on notes and coins
News about payments and cash
- 27/10/2023 Press release Political decisions needed urgently so that everyone can pay
- 23/10/2023 News E-krona study on behaviour and driving forces in the payment market
- 05/09/2023 News, Staff memo New Staff Memo: Buy now, pay later – a threat to financial stability?
Redeeming invalid banknotes
The Riksbank has the possibility to redeem all invalid Swedish banknotes, regardless of their age.
Redeeming invalid banknotes
Payments Report 2022
Increasingly easy to pay for most people – but for some it has become more difficult.
Payments Report 2022
E-krona
The Riksbank is investigating whether the krona needs to be issued in an electronic form, an "e-krona".
E-kronaOn 27 November, changes to the service “Search interest rates and exchange rates”
New source and new publication time for exchange rates, new API and new search formSearch interest and exchange rates
Via the Riksbank's "Search interest rates and exchange rates" service, you can search for exchange-rate and interest-rate values. The interest rates are published at 09.10 and the exchange rates at 16.15 every Swedish banking day.
Search interest and exchange ratesStatistics on notes and coins
The statistics on notes and coins are updated annually and monthly. It shows among other things the value of notes and coins in circulation.
Statistics on notes and coinsPayments statistics
Every year, the Riksbank collects different types of payment statistics from banks and payment service providers. These are Sweden's official payment statistics. Here you can find statistics on, for example, card payments, cash withdrawals and direct debit payments.
Payments