Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Sweden
Sweden: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was -0.6608 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Sweden, 1960–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Sweden is -0.6608, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 118.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Sweden peaked at 14.17 in 1985 and was at its lowest, -0.6608, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 89th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.19 | — |
| 1961 | 4.59 | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 3.01 | -34.4% |
| 1963 | 3.9 | +29.5% |
| 1964 | 4.86 | +24.6% |
| 1965 | 5.98 | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 6.18 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 4.8 | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 5.9 | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 7.04 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 8.44 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 5.85 | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 3.75 | -35.9% |
| 1973 | 2.79 | -25.6% |
| 1974 | 6.85 | +145.5% |
| 1975 | 7.29 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 6.5 | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 9.42 | +44.9% |
| 1978 | 6.62 | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 6.79 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 11.57 | +70.4% |
| 1981 | 12.54 | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 13.22 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 12.34 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 11.93 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 14.17 | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 9.83 | -30.6% |
| 1987 | 9.39 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 10.08 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 11.5 | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 13.66 | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 11.59 | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 12.85 | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 8.35 | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 7.4 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 8.75 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 5.79 | -33.8% |
| 1997 | 4.11 | -29.1% |
| 1998 | 4.19 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.12 | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 3.95 | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 4 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 2.11 | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 2.33 | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 3.55 | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3992 | -89.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5042 | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +228.1% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.925 | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4208 | -54.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2892 | -168.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6558 | +126.8% |
| 2017 | -0.6608 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.05 | 3.01 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.43 | 2.79 | 9.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.66 | 9.39 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 | 3.12 | 13.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 | 0.3992 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.394 | -0.6608 | 1.65 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Sweden?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Sweden was -0.6608 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 in 1985.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6608 in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Sweden ranks 89th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.