International Swede of the Year (Swedish: Årets svensk i världen) is a prize awarded by the Society for expatriate Swedes (Swedish: Föreningen svenskar i världen).
2015 Max Martin, music producer, songwriter.
2014 Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, IT entrepreneurs, creators of Spotify
2013 Zlatan Ibrahimović, footballer.
2012 Hans Rosling of Gapminder Foundation
2011 Peter Wallenberg (1959-), businessman.
2010 Annika Sörenstam, golfer.
2009 Hans Blix, diplomat and politician.
2008 Anne Sofie von Otter, opera singer.
2007 Hans Rausing, founder of Tetra Pak.
2006 Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education.
2005 Jan-Ove Waldner, table tennis champion.
2004 Margot Wallström, EU Commissioner.
2003 Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick, entrepreneurs, founders of Oriflame.
2002 Yngve Bergqvist, entrepreneur, founder of the Ice hotel at Jukkasjärvi.
2001 Sven-Göran Eriksson, football coach.
2000 Håkan Lans, inventor.
1999 Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, composers and musicians.
1998 Adolf H. Lundin, oil and mining entrepreneur.
1997 Astrid Lindgren, author.
1996 Peter Jablonski, pianist.
1995 Agneta Nilsson, founder of the SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association).
1994 Torbjörn Lagerwall, professor.
1993 Lars Gustafsson, member of the Swedish Academy author and professor.
1992 Percy Barnevik, CEO of ABB Asea Brown Boveri.
1991 Lennart Bernadotte and Sonja Bernadotte, founder of the Mainau museum.
1990 Pontus Hultén, professor.
1989 Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.
1988 Oscar Carlsson, missionary and inventor.
