Foreign liabilities in Sweden

Sweden: Foreign liabilities was 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
17th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
426.42 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Sweden, 1995–2020

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1995200720201995: 426.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 460.6B real chained 2019 US$1997: 466.9B real chained 2019 US$1998: 513.7B real chained 2019 US$1999: 610.4B real chained 2019 US$2000: 639.9B real chained 2019 US$2001: 580.2B real chained 2019 US$2002: 650.0B real chained 2019 US$2003: 837.0B real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.6T real chained 2019 US$2011: 1.6T real chained 2019 US$2012: 1.7T real chained 2019 US$2013: 1.9T real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.7T real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.6T real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.8T real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.6T real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.9T real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Sweden stood at 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Sweden peaked at 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 426.42 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Sweden 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 495.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ 426.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 610.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1.03 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 580.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.50 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1.65 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.50 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.87 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 14 Italy 3.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 15 Australia 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 16 Belgium 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 18 India 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 19 South Korea 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 20 Brazil 1.43 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Sweden?
Foreign liabilities in Sweden was 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 426.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for foreign liabilities?
Sweden ranks 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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