Interest payments in Sweden
Sweden: Interest payments was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Sweden, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.1% for interest payments in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Sweden peaked at 21.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 141st of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.0% | — |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | +47.1% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +43.1% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +54.2% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 21.5% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -29.4% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +115.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 7.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Sweden?
- Interest payments in Sweden was 1.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for interest payments?
- Sweden ranks 141st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.