Sweden

Government debt in Sweden

Government debt in Sweden: 66.1% of GDP in 1993 and 34.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
34.6% of GDP
Since 1993
−31.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
118 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
30.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in SwedenGovernment debt in Sweden: 66.1% of GDP in 1993 and 34.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 68.9% of GDP in 1996, the lowest 32.2% of GDP in 2023.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSweden
202534.6
202433.9
202332.2
202234.4
202137.2
202040.5
201936
201840.2
201741.9
201643.2
201544.8
201446.1
201341.2
201238.1
201137.8
201038.7
200941.3
200838
200739.3
200643.9
200549
200448.7
200349.5
200249.9
200152
200050.4
199960.3
199865.4
199767.7
199668.9
199568.7
199468.6
199366.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSweden
202635.1
202735.5
202834.8
202933.6
203032.3
203130.7

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.

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