Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Sweden
Sweden: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions was 116.31 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 116.31 billion for debt securities, liabilities, transactions in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Sweden peaked at 177.60 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, -186.73 billion, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 13th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -79.60 billion | — |
| 2000 | -173.45 billion | +117.9% |
| 2001 | 36.31 billion | -120.9% |
| 2002 | 10.31 billion | -71.6% |
| 2003 | 67.91 billion | +558.6% |
| 2004 | 15.38 billion | -77.3% |
| 2005 | 21.70 billion | +41.0% |
| 2006 | -52.59 billion | -342.4% |
| 2007 | -111.95 billion | +112.9% |
| 2008 | -67.65 billion | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 64.58 billion | -195.5% |
| 2010 | 53.76 billion | -16.8% |
| 2011 | -49.17 billion | -191.5% |
| 2012 | 31.27 billion | -163.6% |
| 2013 | 110.55 billion | +253.5% |
| 2014 | 103.14 billion | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 58.98 billion | -42.8% |
| 2016 | -84.04 billion | -242.5% |
| 2017 | -43.21 billion | -48.6% |
| 2018 | -57.90 billion | +34.0% |
| 2019 | -150.75 billion | +160.4% |
| 2020 | 177.60 billion | -217.8% |
| 2021 | -16.05 billion | -109.0% |
| 2022 | -186.73 billion | +1063.7% |
| 2023 | 13.16 billion | -107.0% |
| 2024 | 119.09 billion | +805.2% |
| 2025 | 116.31 billion | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -79.60 billion | -79.60 billion | -79.60 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -18.94 billion | -173.45 billion | 67.91 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.74 billion | -150.75 billion | 110.55 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.23 billion | -186.73 billion | 177.60 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More external debt data for Sweden
- Other investment, Debt instruments 339.00 billion US dollar (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) -18.55 % change on previous year (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 319.19 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 33,316 US dollar per person (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.6168 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 309.33 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -0.0034 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.1099 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 56.52 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 43.4 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Sweden?
- Debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Sweden was 116.31 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 177.60 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -186.73 billion in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is debt securities, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.