🇸🇪 Sweden National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Sweden government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $256.5 billion, growing at $878 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 35%. Per-citizen share: $23,835.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Sweden ranks 108th by debt-to-GDP, 39th by total debt and 29th by debt per person.
About Sweden's National Debt
Sweden runs a low debt ratio underpinned by a fiscal framework adopted after its early-1990s banking crisis, which has required a budget surplus over the economic cycle; from 2027 the target becomes a balanced budget.
Sweden's debt-to-GDP ratio of 35% is low by international standards: higher than 18% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Sweden ranks 39th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $878 per second, Sweden adds about $76 million to its government debt every day — roughly $27.7 billion per year. Each of Sweden's 11 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $23,835. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Sweden National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sweden's national debt right now?
Sweden's national debt is approximately $256.5 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $878 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 35% and each citizen's share is about $23,835.
How fast is Sweden's debt growing?
Sweden's government debt is growing at approximately $878 per second — about $76 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Sweden's debt per capita?
Each of Sweden's 11 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $23,835 of the national debt.
What is Sweden's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Sweden's debt-to-GDP ratio is 35%. That is higher than 18% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Sweden's government debt at this level?
Sweden runs a low debt ratio underpinned by a fiscal framework adopted after its early-1990s banking crisis, which has required a budget surplus over the economic cycle; from 2027 the target becomes a balanced budget.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 233,728,507,013 + 878 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=se (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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