Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 64.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Sweden, 2001–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Sweden stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Sweden peaked at 64.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +236.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +234.2% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 42.4% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
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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 outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Sweden?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Sweden was 64.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.