Government debt, share of GDP: Sweden vs Germany

Sweden: 35.1 % (2025). Germany: 63.5 % (2025).

Government debt, share of GDP in Sweden and Germany, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

SwedenGermany
Latest figure35.1 %63.5 %
EU rank22 / 2711 / 27
Change, 1 year+0.9 %+1.3 %
Change, 5 years-5.4 %-4.5 %

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenGermanyGap
202535.1 %63.5 %-28.4 %
202434.2 %62.2 %-28.0 %
202332.2 %62.3 %-30.1 %
202234.4 %64.4 %-30.0 %
202137.2 %67.9 %-30.7 %
202040.5 %68.0 %-27.5 %
201936.0 %58.7 %-22.7 %
201840.2 %60.8 %-20.6 %
201741.9 %64.0 %-22.1 %
201643.2 %68.3 %-25.1 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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