Sweden vs United Kingdom: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 71.95 billion against 20.62 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 51.33 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 3.5 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.44 billion | 1.15 billion | 18.29 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.68 billion | 5.45 billion | 16.23 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.67 billion | 2.43 billion | 24.24 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12.46 billion | 15.65 billion | 3.20 billion | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, financial assets, transactions, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 71.95 billion against 20.62 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, financial assets, transactions between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 51.33 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Financial assets, 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.