Indonesia vs Sweden
Indonesia vs Sweden: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 40.9% of GDP in Indonesia and 34.6% of GDP in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 6.3 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Sweden.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 101 and Sweden ranked 118 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 41.6% of GDP and Sweden at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Indonesia | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.9 | 34.6 |
| 2024 | 40.2 | 33.9 |
| 2023 | 39.6 | 32.2 |
| 2022 | 40.1 | 34.4 |
| 2021 | 41.1 | 37.2 |
| 2020 | 39.8 | 40.5 |
| 2019 | 30.6 | 36 |
| 2018 | 30.4 | 40.2 |
| 2017 | 29.4 | 41.9 |
| 2016 | 28 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | 27 | 44.8 |
| 2014 | 24.6 | 46.1 |
| 2013 | 24.9 | 41.2 |
| 2012 | 23 | 38.1 |
| 2011 | 23.1 | 37.8 |
| 2010 | 26.4 | 38.7 |
| 2009 | 26.5 | 41.3 |
| 2008 | 30.3 | 38 |
| 2007 | 38.1 | 39.3 |
| 2006 | 35.9 | 43.9 |
| 2005 | 42.6 | 49 |
| 2004 | 51.3 | 48.7 |
| 2003 | 55.6 | 49.5 |
| 2002 | 62.3 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 73.7 | 52 |
| 2000 | 87.4 | 50.4 |
| 1999 | – | 60.3 |
| 1998 | – | 65.4 |
| 1997 | – | 67.7 |
| 1996 | – | 68.9 |
| 1995 | – | 68.7 |
| 1994 | – | 68.6 |
| 1993 | – | 66.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Indonesia | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.7 | 35.1 |
| 2027 | 41.6 | 35.5 |
| 2028 | 41.4 | 34.8 |
| 2029 | 41.5 | 33.6 |
| 2030 | 41.6 | 32.3 |
| 2031 | 41.6 | 30.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025