Sweden vs Switzerland: Interest payments
Sweden
1.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.9%
in 2024
Sweden rank
141st
Switzerland rank
142nd
Interest payments over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 155 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 2.5% | 11.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 4.3% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for interest payments?
- Sweden ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.