Financial system deposits to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Financial system deposits to GDP was 87.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Sweden, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Sweden stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Sweden peaked at 87.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Sweden ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.5% | — |
| 1961 | 45.5% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 43.3% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 43.8% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 45.8% | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 48.6% | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 47.2% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 44.4% | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 46.7% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 48.0% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 43.9% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 40.6% | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 45.2% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 44.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 42.5% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 42.8% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -86.4% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -31.9% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -98.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -79.7% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +174687.0% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 43.3% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 40.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 40.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 0.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 39.5% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 56.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.4% | 87.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,896 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,113 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Sweden?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Sweden was 87.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).