SE · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Sweden, 2017

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
41.9%
Sweden, 2017
▼ 3.0% vs 2016 (43.2%)
Analysis

In 2017, Sweden's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 3.0% compared to 2016, reaching 41.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.

Sweden ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.0% (from 38.1% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
51.4%
EU-27: 81.5%
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