Sweden External Debt: % of GDP
1997 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Sweden External Debt: % of GDP
- Sweden External Debt accounted for 168.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 169.0 % in the previous year.
- Sweden External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2024.
- 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 10.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 7.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Sweden Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 14.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 11.9 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- The country's External Debt reached 980,447.4 in Dec 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 145.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP from 1997 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
Sweden External Debt accounted for 168.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 169.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168.3 2024 | 169.0 2023 | 90.5 1997 | 202.7 2014 | % | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 45.9 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 112.4 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 136.1 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 48.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 231.5 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.5 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 148.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
| China (%) | 13.4 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 48.2 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 828.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 132.3 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 48.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 38.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 111.1 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 215.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 79.6 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 146.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 37.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 246.0 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 483.3 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 70.8 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 30.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 575.3 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 111.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 59.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 40.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 35.8 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 66.6 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 98.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 69.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,446.8 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 83.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 69.7 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 858.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,359.5 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 33.0 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 60.6 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 157.4 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 86.4 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 160.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 35.1 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 56.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 37.6 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 149.5 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 13.4 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 96.0 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 88.6 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.3 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 238.7 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 38.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 45.1 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
Sweden Key Series
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,650.675 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 124,274.627 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 21.2 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 180,873.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 32.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (SEK bn) | 3,699.430 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (SEK bn) | 2,513.410 2029 | yearly | 1993 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (SEK bn) | 3,726.754 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Central Govt Budget: Expenditure (SEK mn) | 1,223,847.620 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Central Govt Budget: Deficit or Surplus (SEK mn) | 19,063.590 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| General Government: Net Lending/Borrowing (SEK mn) | -38,719.000 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| General Government Debt: Gross: ESA 2010 (EUR mn) | 176,304.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.800 2029 | yearly | 1981 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,362.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 16,320.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 7.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,448,322.594 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,460,638.568 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,292,699.163 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 14,957.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 3,456,545.041 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,114,443.376 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,363.294 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 419.666 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 498.191 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1977 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 846.060 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports (SEK mn) | 165,800.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports (SEK mn) | 180,900.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -12.300 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | -1.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | 1.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -10.800 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Manufactured Goods (SEK th) | 25,884,660.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Mineral Fuel and Lubricants (SEK th) | 12,105,399.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Machinery and Transport Equipment (SEK th) | 62,765,268.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Chemicals and Related Products (SEK th) | 20,522,816.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: 1-Digit: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (SEK th) | 15,994,085.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: USA (SEK th) | 14,975,785.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Denmark (SEK th) | 11,862,910.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Germany (SEK th) | 15,340,965.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (SEK th) | 9,127,038.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Mineral Fuel and Lubricants (SEK th) | 15,169,767.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Manufactured Goods (SEK th) | 17,742,149.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Crude Material and Inedible excl Fuel (SEK th) | 4,936,572.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (SEK th) | 19,415,610.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: 1-Digit: Machinery and Transport Equipment (SEK th) | 61,775,309.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: United Kingdom (SEK th) | 4,798,140.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Denmark (SEK th) | 11,285,949.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Germany (SEK th) | 27,231,004.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 135.502 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 135.045 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 86.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 364,551.339 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 444,808.235 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 44,156.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.925 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 11,352.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 977,411.166 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 923,000.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -2.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 12.800 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 26.700 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 525.550 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 1,581.604 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 542,117.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 1,304,677.430 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.46 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 123.16 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M0 (SEK mn) | 55,553.219 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (SEK mn) | 4,957,680.599 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 65,968.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (USD mn) | 43,504.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Banks Deposits (SEK mn) | 8,353,015.838 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Banks Loans (SEK mn) | 8,759,162.158 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 8.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: sa (NA) | 53.500 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Indicator: sa (NA) | 97.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: Confidence Indicator (CI): sa: Total Industr... (% Point) | 101.600 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Retail Trade (% Point) | 110.800 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Construction (% Point) | 86.400 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2010 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Private Service Sector (PS) (% Point) | 100.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Economic Tendency Survey: SNI 2007: CI: sa: Manufacturing (Mfg) (% Point) | 95.600 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| SE: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) | 10.000 2019 | yearly | 2019 - 2019 |
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