Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

• Sweden External Debt accounted for 155.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 167.3 % in the previous year.
• Sweden External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 202.7 % in Dec 2014 and a record low of 90.5 % in Dec 1997.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Statistics Sweden provides External Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Sweden, Current Account recorded a surplus of 10.3 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.2 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• Sweden Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.6 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 14.5 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• The country's External Debt reached 1,154,694.2 in Mar 2026.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 169.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP from 1997 to 2025 in the chart:

What was Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP in 2025?

Sweden External Debt accounted for 155.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 167.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
155.5 2025	167.3 2024	90.5 1997	202.7 2014	%	yearly	1997 - 2025

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