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Sweden - Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP) 56.68

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 78 economies tracked

Latest value

56.68 (2024)

Global rank

##31 of 78 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 1996

0.71×

Ranking Race — Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#5519901995200020052010201520202025#7#312022 overtook Ireland2024 overtook Romania
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #7 to #31 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Romania in global rank auto

Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), 1996-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202453.0863.1773.2683.35
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