Denmark vs Sweden: Interest payable, Transactions
Interest payable, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.28 billion against 24.67 billion in Denmark, a difference of 15.61 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.20 billion | 87.08 billion | 34.88 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | 35.25 billion | 59.48 billion | 24.24 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.31 billion | 28.59 billion | 3.28 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 18.54 billion | 30.60 billion | 12.06 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payable, transactions, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.28 billion against 24.67 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest payable, transactions between Denmark and Sweden?
- 15.61 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for interest payable, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.