Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden

Sweden: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7447 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7447
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
72nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1995
All-time low
0.7447
in 2020
Years of data
30
1991–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden, 1991–2020

00.250.50.7511991200520201991: 0.8641992: 0.8571993: 0.8831994: 0.9191995: 1.11996: 1.11997: 1.11998: 1.11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 0.9712002: 0.9262003: 0.8862004: 0.9012005: 0.92006: 0.8982007: 0.8622008: 0.8192009: 0.8382010: 0.8412011: 0.8232012: 0.7662013: 0.8042014: 0.8172015: 0.8192016: 0.8122017: 0.7962018: 0.8252019: 0.7892020: 0.745

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.7447 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden peaked at 1.11 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7447, in 2020.

That places Sweden 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Sweden, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.8638
1992 0.8566 -0.8%
1993 0.8826 +3.0%
1994 0.9185 +4.1%
1995 1.11 +21.1%
1996 1.09 -1.7%
1997 1.09 -0.3%
1998 1.07 -1.8%
1999 1.07 +0.2%
2000 1.08 +0.3%
2001 0.9714 -9.8%
2002 0.9257 -4.7%
2003 0.8864 -4.3%
2004 0.9011 +1.7%
2005 0.8998 -0.1%
2006 0.8983 -0.2%
2007 0.8615 -4.1%
2008 0.8189 -4.9%
2009 0.8381 +2.3%
2010 0.8414 +0.4%
2011 0.8231 -2.2%
2012 0.7662 -6.9%
2013 0.8041 +5.0%
2014 0.8174 +1.7%
2015 0.8192 +0.2%
2016 0.8116 -0.9%
2017 0.7961 -1.9%
2018 0.8252 +3.7%
2019 0.7888 -4.4%
2020 0.7447 -5.6%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.7447 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.7447 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9956 0.8566 1.11 9
2000s 0.9078 0.8189 1.08 10
2010s 0.8093 0.7662 0.8414 10
2020s 0.7447 0.7447 0.7447 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 69 Netherlands 0.8031 compare
  2. 70 France 0.7754 compare
  3. 71 Estonia 0.7477 compare
  4. 73 Australia 0.6951 compare
  5. 74 United States of America 0.6405 compare
  6. 75 China 0.5654 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden was 0.7447 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1995.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7447 in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Sweden ranks 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
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