Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 88.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Sweden, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Sweden is 88.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Sweden peaked at 88.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.4% | — |
| 1961 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 51.9% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 50.1% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 52.4% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 55.1% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 53.5% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 50.2% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 49.8% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 46.3% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 48.9% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 52.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 47.7% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 88.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 92% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 88.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9% | 50.1% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 46.3% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 45.4% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 38.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 37.8% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 61.8% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.7% | 88.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Sweden?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Sweden was 88.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.