Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Sweden
Sweden: Gross debt, Percent of own revenue was 0.9481 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Sweden, 1996–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.9481 for gross debt, percent of own revenue in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Sweden peaked at 2.49 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8189, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 20th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.49 | — |
| 1997 | 2.4 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.37 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.99 | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.81 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.61 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.57 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9512 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8189 | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9481 | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 | 1.99 | 2.49 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.08 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.8189 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9481 | 0.9481 | 0.9481 | 1 |
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)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.1099 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 30,122 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, percent of own revenue in Sweden?
- Gross debt, percent of own revenue in Sweden was 0.9481 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8189 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for gross debt, percent of own revenue?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross debt, percent of own revenue rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.