Sweden recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 34 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Sweden averaged 46.83 percent of GDP from 1994 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 72.40 percent of GDP in 1994 and a record low of 32.00 percent of GDP in 2023. source: EUROSTAT

Government Debt to GDP in Sweden is expected to reach 35.40 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 36.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Asylum Applications 330.00 340.00 persons Dec 2025
Government Budget -1.60 -0.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 34.00 32.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending to GDP 50.70 50.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024


Sweden Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
34.00 32.00 72.40 32.00 1994 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly