Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2025, Sweden's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 2.6% compared to 2024, reaching 35.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.7%.

Sweden ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.3% (from 40.5% in 2020).

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