Government debt, quarterly in Sweden
Government debt in Sweden was equal to 35.3% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q1 2022.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Sweden, Q2 2026
35.3%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+0.3percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
23rd of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 35.3%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 35.0%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 35.1% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 33.1% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 33.8% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 33.5% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 34.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 32.4% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 32.4% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 31.7% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 32.3% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 31.1% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 32.1% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 33.2% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 34.4% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 35.2% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 34.9% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 36.1% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 37.5% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 37.3% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 39.0% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 40.8% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 40.8% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 39.3% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 38.1% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 36.9% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 36.3% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 36.6% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 37.2% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 38.2% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 40.4% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 39.9% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 40.3% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 40.2% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 42.2% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 40.7% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 42.2% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 42.7% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 35.0% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 32.3%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Sweden has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.