International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Sweden: General Government Debt (IMF)
32.64percent · 2024-28.6% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Sweden from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.642 | |
| 2023 | 31.461 | |
| 2022 | 33.629 | |
| 2021 | 36.685 | |
| 2020 | 40.139 | |
| 2019 | 35.694 | |
| 2018 | 39.81 | |
| 2017 | 41.558 | |
| 2016 | 42.786 | |
| 2015 | 44.456 | |
| 2014 | 45.686 | |
| 2013 | 40.777 | |
| 2012 | 37.992 | |
| 2011 | 37.67 | |
| 2010 | 38.593 | |
| 2009 | 41.192 | |
| 2008 | 37.952 | |
| 2007 | 39.199 | |
| 2006 | 43.84 | |
| 2005 | 48.897 | |
| 2004 | 48.666 | |
| 2003 | 49.445 | |
| 2002 | 49.84 | |
| 2001 | 51.986 | |
| 2000 | 50.438 | |
| 1999 | 60.279 | |
| 1998 | 65.4 | |
| 1997 | 67.701 | |
| 1996 | 68.934 | |
| 1995 | 68.693 | |
| 1994 | 68.551 | |
| 1993 | 66.096 | |
| 1992 | 58.966 | |
| 1991 | 46.865 | |
| 1990 | 38.97 | |
| 1989 | 42.912 | |
| 1988 | 47.202 | |
| 1987 | 52.649 | |
| 1986 | 59.165 | |
| 1985 | 59.665 | |
| 1984 | 59.986 | |
| 1983 | 58.875 | |
| 1982 | 55.606 | |
| 1981 | 46.953 | |
| 1980 | 39.809 | |
| 1979 | 35.651 | |
| 1978 | 31.112 | |
| 1977 | 26.935 | |
| 1976 | 24.82 | |
| 1975 | 26.604 | |
| 1974 | 27.372 | |
| 1973 | 27.025 | |
| 1972 | 27.685 | |
| 1971 | 27.825 | |
| 1970 | 27.469 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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