World Bank · Public Sector

Sweden: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-0.67percent · 2024+41.7% 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Sweden from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-0.673
20230.136
20220.725
2021-0.657
2020-3.036
20191.469
20181.452
20171.664
20161.569
20150.351
2014-1.154
2013-1.381
2012-0.927
20110.007
2010-0.251
2009-0.622
20082.028
20073.328
20062.135
20051.71
20040.154
2003-0.928
2002-0.873
20011.622
20003.075
19990.944
19980.985
1997-1.106
1996-2.774
1995-6.631
1994-10.443
1993-12.236
1992-3.328
1991-0.312
19903.027
19893.405
19882.378
19871.465
1986-2.731
1985-3.722
1984-4.324
1983-6.014
1982-4.464
1981-4.824
1980-3.673
1979-3.065
1978-0.367
19772.155
19763.625
19751.499
19741.493
19732.745
19724.098

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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