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Sweden: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

-43.01Bcurrent LCU · 2024+6.0% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Sweden from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024-43,010,000,000
20238,342,000,000
202242,170,000,000
2021-35,609,000,000
2020-152,205,000,000
201973,782,000,000
201869,397,000,000
201776,115,000,000
201668,921,000,000
201514,837,000,000
2014-45,760,000,000
2013-52,559,000,000
2012-34,533,000,000
2011264,000,000
2010-8,904,000,000
2009-20,690,000,000
200868,778,000,000
2007110,227,000,000
200666,569,000,000
200550,052,000,000
20044,347,000,000
2003-25,076,000,000
2002-22,716,000,000
200140,618,000,000
200074,060,000,000
199921,400,000,000
199821,205,000,000
1997-22,646,000,000
1996-54,316,000,000
1995-126,314,000,000
1994-184,280,000,000
1993-202,520,000,000
1992-55,020,000,000
1991-5,170,000,000
199046,840,000,000
198947,780,000,000
198830,110,000,000
198716,980,000,000
1986-29,240,000,000
1985-36,490,000,000
1984-39,000,000,000
1983-48,350,000,000
1982-32,030,000,000
1981-31,630,000,000
1980-22,040,000,000
1979-16,190,000,000
1978-1,730,000,000
19779,110,000,000
197614,090,000,000
19755,150,000,000
19744,370,000,000
19737,110,000,000
19729,540,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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