Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

• Sweden External Debt accounted for 168.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 170.2 % in the previous year.
• Sweden External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 202.7 % in Dec 2014 and a record low of 90.5 % in Dec 1997.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Statistics Sweden provides External Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Sweden External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Sweden, Current Account recorded a surplus of 9.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Sweden Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 6.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 1,166,909.2 in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 169.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP from 1997 to 2024 in the chart:

What was Sweden's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Sweden External Debt accounted for 168.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 170.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
168.1 2024	170.2 2023	90.5 1997	202.7 2014	%	yearly	1997 - 2024

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