Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden

Sweden: Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
17.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
32nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2025
All-time low
8.4%
in 2017
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden, 2004–2025

0510152004201420252004: 15.6 Percentage2005: 17 Percentage2006: 13.7 Percentage2007: 11.9 Percentage2008: 11.4 Percentage2009: 11.6 Percentage2010: 10.4 Percentage2011: 12.5 Percentage2012: 12.9 Percentage2013: 10.5 Percentage2014: 10.1 Percentage2015: 9.5 Percentage2016: 11 Percentage2017: 8.4 Percentage2018: 8.5 Percentage2019: 9.2 Percentage2020: 8.9 Percentage2021: 9.9 Percentage2022: 10.5 Percentage2023: 13.7 Percentage2024: 17 Percentage2025: 17.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 17.3% for financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden peaked at 17.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2017.

That places Sweden 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans in Sweden, 2004 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2004 15.6%
2005 17.0% +9.0%
2006 13.7% -19.4%
2007 11.9% -13.1%
2008 11.4% -4.2%
2009 11.6% +1.8%
2010 10.4% -10.3%
2011 12.5% +20.2%
2012 12.9% +3.2%
2013 10.5% -18.6%
2014 10.1% -3.8%
2015 9.5% -5.9%
2016 11.0% +15.8%
2017 8.4% -23.6%
2018 8.5% +1.2%
2019 9.2% +8.2%
2020 8.9% -3.3%
2021 9.9% +11.2%
2022 10.5% +6.1%
2023 13.7% +30.5%
2024 17.0% +24.1%
2025 17.3% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.5% 11.4% 17.0% 6
2010s 10.3% 8.4% 12.9% 10
2020s 12.9% 8.9% 17.3% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 30 Germany 18.7% compare
  2. 31 Portugal 18.6% compare
  3. 33 Switzerland 17.1% compare
  4. 34 Croatia 15.3% compare
  5. 34 Croatia 15.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden?
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Sweden was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
How does Sweden rank for financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or?
Sweden ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 983 data points, 2003–2025
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