Italy vs Sweden: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports -69.38 billion against -84.72 billion in Sweden, a difference of 15.34 billion.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -20.90 billion | 13.53 billion | 34.42 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | -46.81 billion | 31.35 billion | 78.16 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | -45.80 billion | -6.54 billion | 39.26 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | -129.68 billion | -58.40 billion | 71.28 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at -69.38 billion against -84.72 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions between Italy and Sweden?
- 15.34 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions?
- Italy ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.