Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 8.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Sweden, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Sweden stood at 8.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Sweden peaked at 22.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.1% | — |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +30.3% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | +37.6% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -22.4% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +295.5% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +176.5% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 3.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 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 international public debt securities to gdp in Sweden?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Sweden was 8.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public 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 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 international 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.