{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-government-deficit-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-government-deficit-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-government-deficit-gdp/","title":"Sweden Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Sweden's Government Deficit (% of GDP): -1.4 % of GDP in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Government Deficit (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"-1.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Government Deficit (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":3.1},{"period":"2001","value":1.4},{"period":"2002","value":-1.5},{"period":"2003","value":-1.2},{"period":"2004","value":0.2},{"period":"2005","value":2},{"period":"2006","value":2.2},{"period":"2007","value":3.4},{"period":"2008","value":1.9},{"period":"2009","value":-0.9},{"period":"2010","value":-0.2},{"period":"2011","value":-0.4},{"period":"2012","value":-1.2},{"period":"2013","value":-1.6},{"period":"2014","value":-1.9},{"period":"2015","value":-0.3},{"period":"2016","value":0.8},{"period":"2017","value":1.3},{"period":"2018","value":0.7},{"period":"2019","value":0.4},{"period":"2020","value":-3.2},{"period":"2021","value":-0.2},{"period":"2022","value":1},{"period":"2023","value":-0.9},{"period":"2024","value":-1.6},{"period":"2025","value":-1.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"-1.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"-1.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"-0.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"-0.2","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"-3.2","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"-0.3","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"-1.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"-1.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"-1.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"-0.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"-0.2","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"-0.9","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Sweden from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3.4 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of -3.2 in 2020. The latest reading of -1.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}