Interest payments in Sweden
Sweden: Interest payments was 22.96 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Sweden, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 22.96 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Sweden peaked at 95.19 billion current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.99 billion current LCU, in 1972.
Sweden ranks 77th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.50 billion current LCU | 1.99 billion current LCU | 8.80 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 48.67 billion current LCU | 14.51 billion current LCU | 75.23 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.27 billion current LCU | 60.04 billion current LCU | 95.19 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.40 billion current LCU | 37.26 billion current LCU | 72.87 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.69 billion current LCU | 16.71 billion current LCU | 36.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 billion current LCU | 10.92 billion current LCU | 27.77 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 27.2% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 18.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.9% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.1% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 7.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.4% (2022)
- Other taxes 29.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Sweden?
- Interest payments in Sweden was 22.96 billion current LCU 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 95.19 billion current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 billion current LCU in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for interest payments?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (current LCU). 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.