Sweden vs Türkiye
Sweden vs Türkiye: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 34.6% of GDP in Sweden and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 10.9 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Türkiye.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 118 and Türkiye ranked 138 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sweden at 30.7% of GDP and Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Sweden | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.6 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | 33.9 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 28.3 |
| 2022 | 34.4 | 29.4 |
| 2021 | 37.2 | 38.9 |
| 2020 | 40.5 | 38.3 |
| 2019 | 36 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 40.2 | 28.8 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 26.9 |
| 2016 | 43.2 | 27 |
| 2015 | 44.8 | 26.5 |
| 2014 | 46.1 | 27.4 |
| 2013 | 41.2 | 29.6 |
| 2012 | 38.1 | 30.8 |
| 2011 | 37.8 | 34.8 |
| 2010 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2009 | 41.3 | 42.4 |
| 2008 | 38 | 37 |
| 2007 | 39.3 | 37.1 |
| 2006 | 43.9 | 44.2 |
| 2005 | 49 | 50.2 |
| 2004 | 48.7 | 57.1 |
| 2003 | 49.5 | 63.6 |
| 2002 | 49.9 | 71.2 |
| 2001 | 52 | 75.6 |
| 2000 | 50.4 | 51.2 |
| 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 | Sweden | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.1 | 22.5 |
| 2027 | 35.5 | 22.6 |
| 2028 | 34.8 | 23.2 |
| 2029 | 33.6 | 24.1 |
| 2030 | 32.3 | 25.1 |
| 2031 | 30.7 | 25.4 |
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
Sweden vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025