Sweden vs Ukraine
Sweden vs Ukraine: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 34.6% of GDP in Sweden and 107.1% of GDP in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 72.6 percentage points, or 3.1 times that in Sweden.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 118 and Ukraine ranked 11 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sweden at 30.7% of GDP and Ukraine at 97.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.6 | 107.1 |
| 2024 | 33.9 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | 34.4 | 77.7 |
| 2021 | 37.2 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 40.5 | 60.5 |
| 2019 | 36 | 50.5 |
| 2018 | 40.2 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 71.6 |
| 2016 | 43.2 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | 44.8 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 46.1 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 41.2 | 39 |
| 2012 | 38.1 | 36.1 |
| 2011 | 37.8 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 38.7 | 39.1 |
| 2009 | 41.3 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 38 | 19.7 |
| 2007 | 39.3 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 43.9 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 49 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 48.7 | 23.9 |
| 2003 | 49.5 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 49.9 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 52 | 35.3 |
| 2000 | 50.4 | 43.7 |
| 1999 | 60.3 | 61 |
| 1998 | 65.4 | 48.1 |
| 1997 | 67.7 | 29.9 |
| 1996 | 68.9 | – |
| 1995 | 68.7 | – |
| 1994 | 68.6 | – |
| 1993 | 66.1 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.1 | 111.8 |
| 2027 | 35.5 | 110.3 |
| 2028 | 34.8 | 109.6 |
| 2029 | 33.6 | 107.3 |
| 2030 | 32.3 | 102.1 |
| 2031 | 30.7 | 97.2 |
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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025