Overall primary balance, Transactions in Sweden
Sweden: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 100.58 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, overall primary balance, transactions in Sweden stood at 100.58 billion.
The figure is up 49.0% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Sweden peaked at 193.94 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -52.56 billion, in 2020.
That places Sweden 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 121.12 billion | — |
| 2000 | 165.55 billion | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 117.27 billion | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 61.86 billion | -47.2% |
| 2003 | 44.27 billion | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 77.66 billion | +75.4% |
| 2005 | 122.22 billion | +57.4% |
| 2006 | 146.14 billion | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 193.94 billion | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 147.93 billion | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 41.68 billion | -71.8% |
| 2010 | 70.37 billion | +68.8% |
| 2011 | 71.97 billion | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.30 billion | -51.0% |
| 2013 | 14.80 billion | -58.1% |
| 2014 | 2.33 billion | -84.3% |
| 2015 | 65.08 billion | +2694.5% |
| 2016 | 110.95 billion | +70.5% |
| 2017 | 144.66 billion | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 134.97 billion | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 130.45 billion | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -52.56 billion | -140.3% |
| 2021 | 81.32 billion | -254.7% |
| 2022 | 173.28 billion | +113.1% |
| 2023 | 91.59 billion | -47.1% |
| 2024 | 67.49 billion | -26.3% |
| 2025 | 100.58 billion | +49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.12 billion | 121.12 billion | 121.12 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 111.85 billion | 41.68 billion | 193.94 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.09 billion | 2.33 billion | 144.66 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.95 billion | -52.56 billion | 173.28 billion | 6 |
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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 overall primary balance, transactions in Sweden?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Sweden was 100.58 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 193.94 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.56 billion in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.