External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden
Sweden: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 34.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden, 2001–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden is 34.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden peaked at 74.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.6% | — |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -23.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 34.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 34.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 45.6% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 46.3% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 34.0% | 44.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Sweden was 34.0% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.