Government debt in Sweden
Government debt in Sweden was equal to 35.1% of GDP at the end of 2025.
Sweden, 2025
35.1%
Change from 2024
+1.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
22nd of 27
Government debt in Sweden over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.1% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 34.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 45.0%, the figure has changed by −9.9 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Government deficit or surplus
-1.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
49.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
41.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
7.4%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
7.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
19.0%
2024 · Eurostat