Sweden Debt to GDP Ratio 1991-2023

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Sweden debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 44.00%, a 5.3% increase from 2019.
  • Sweden debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 38.69%, a 3.59% decline from 2018.
  • Sweden debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 42.28%, a 1.68% decline from 2017.
  • Sweden debt to gdp ratio for 2017 was 43.97%, a 2.22% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
Greece 252.29%
Japan 216.28%
United Kingdom 195.39%
Singapore 153.41%
Spain 141.22%
United States 126.39%
France 123.01%
Belgium 119.43%
Croatia 104.89%
Iceland 100.02%
Austria 99.91%
San Marino 98.35%
Hungary 96.11%
Bahamas 84.45%
Slovak Republic 77.36%
Canada 72.09%
Ireland 71.58%
Australia 69.41%
Uruguay 60.40%
Lithuania 53.28%
South Korea 46.43%
New Zealand 46.33%
Sweden 44.00%
Estonia 23.77%
Switzerland 20.91%
Sweden Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2020 44.00% 5.30%
2019 38.69% -3.59%
2018 42.28% -1.68%
2017 43.97% -2.22%
2016 46.19% -1.25%
2015 47.43% -2.02%
2014 49.45% 4.29%
2013 45.17% 1.66%
2012 43.51% -0.17%
2011 43.68% 0.38%
2010 43.30% -3.62%
2009 46.92% 1.28%
2008 45.65% -0.05%
2007 45.70% -5.94%
2006 51.63% -6.24%
2005 57.87% 0.27%
2004 57.60% -0.58%
2003 58.18% -1.29%
2002 59.47% -1.40%
2001 60.87% -9.41%
2000 70.28% -7.56%
1999 77.84% -10.03%
1998 87.87% -0.10%
1997 87.97% 2.28%
1996 85.68% 28.15%
1994 57.53% 7.57%
1993 49.96% 13.34%
1992 36.61% 4.62%
1991 31.99% 4.62%