Sweden — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1800–2031 · 232 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Sweden, the general government deficit reading stood at −1.4% of GDP in 2025. Against −1.6% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.2 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −0.31% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1800–2031
- Quarterly data, 1980–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -0.55 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -0.55 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -0.55 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -1.19 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.51 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -2.77 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -1.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -1.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -0.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 1.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -1.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.