Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Sweden

Budget balance in Sweden in 2031 — -0.5%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4.9 pp.

2031 -0.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 38of 188
Period maximum 3.7%1990
Period minimum -10.9%1993

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Sweden, 1980–2031-15-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -5.4%1981: -4.3%1982: -6.2%1983: -4.7%1984: -2.7%1985: -3.3%1986: 0%1987: 3.6%1988: 3.6%1989: 3.6%1990: 3.7%1991: 0.3%1992: -8.5%1993: -10.9%1994: -8.8%1995: -7%1996: -3.1%1997: -1.6%1998: 0.8%1999: 0.6%2000: 3.1%2001: 1.4%2002: -1.5%2003: -1.2%2004: 0.2%2005: 2.1%2006: 2.2%2007: 3.4%2008: 1.9%2009: -0.9%2010: -0.1%2011: -0.4%2012: -1.2%2013: -1.6%2014: -1.8%2015: -0.3%2016: 0.9%2017: 1.3%2018: 0.7%2019: 0.4%2020: -3.2%2021: -0.1%2022: 1%2023: -0.6%2024: -1.5%2025: -1.4%2026: -2.4%2027: -1.9%2028: -1.2%2029: -0.5%2030: -0.5%2031: -0.5%
Change over the period: +4.9 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden -0.5%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Northern Europe computed -0.84%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -0.5 +0 pp
2030 -0.5 +0 pp
2029 -0.5 +0.7 pp
2028 -1.2 +0.7 pp
2027 -1.9 +0.5 pp
2026 -2.4 −1 pp
2025 -1.4 +0.1 pp
2024 -1.5 −0.9 pp
2023 -0.6 −1.6 pp
2022 1 +1.1 pp
2021 -0.1 +3.1 pp
2020 -3.2 −3.6 pp
2019 0.4 −0.3 pp
2018 0.7 −0.6 pp
2017 1.3 +0.4 pp
2016 0.9 +1.2 pp
2015 -0.3 +1.5 pp
2014 -1.8 −0.2 pp
2013 -1.6 −0.4 pp
2012 -1.2 −0.8 pp
2011 -0.4 −0.3 pp
2010 -0.1 +0.8 pp
2009 -0.9 −2.8 pp
2008 1.9 −1.5 pp
2007 3.4 +1.2 pp
2006 2.2 +0.1 pp
2005 2.1 +1.9 pp
2004 0.2 +1.4 pp
2003 -1.2 +0.3 pp
2002 -1.5 −2.9 pp
2001 1.4 −1.7 pp
2000 3.1 +2.5 pp
1999 0.6 −0.2 pp
1998 0.8 +2.4 pp
1997 -1.6 +1.5 pp
1996 -3.1 +3.9 pp
1995 -7 +1.8 pp
1994 -8.8 +2.1 pp
1993 -10.9 −2.4 pp
1992 -8.5 −8.8 pp
1991 0.3 −3.4 pp
1990 3.7 +0.1 pp
1989 3.6 +0 pp
1988 3.6 +0 pp
1987 3.6 +3.6 pp
1986 0 +3.3 pp
1985 -3.3 −0.6 pp
1984 -2.7 +2 pp
1983 -4.7 +1.5 pp
1982 -6.2 −1.9 pp
1981 -4.3 +1.1 pp
1980 -5.4

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.