Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 87.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sweden, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sweden is 87.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sweden peaked at 87.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +21.2% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +22.5% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +32.3% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +53.9% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 3.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 16.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 30.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 67.8% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Luxembourg 420.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 149.7% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 104.4% compare
- 5 Ireland 80.8% compare
- 6 Spain 71.1% compare
- 7 France 67.0% compare
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 international private debt securities to gdp in Sweden?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sweden was 87.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international 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 intenational 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.