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Sweden: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1722–2025 · 304 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2025
−1.40%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.2 pointsfrom −1.20%
Average, 2016–2025
−0.02%10 years
Record high and low
6.60% (2001)low −16.1% (1983)

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

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-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%175018001850190019502000SwedenSweden
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2025-1.40
2024-1.20
2023-0.10
20220.40
2021-0.70
2020-2.90
20191.30
20181.30
20171.70
20161.40

Sources

  • Schön & Krantz1722–2011
  • Flandreau & Zumer1881–1912
  • Mitchell1881–1993
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1990–2024
  • Eurostat1995–2025

Compare these sources →

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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