Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 22.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Sweden, 2001–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 22.8% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Sweden peaked at 43.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2019.
That places Sweden 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.3% | — |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 22.3% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 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 public debt securities to gdp in Sweden?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Sweden was 22.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): 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 public 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.