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 184 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 125.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.14 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 10.22 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 586.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Broad money 77.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 9.82 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 47,079 (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 184 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.