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Surplus for Swedish central government in November 2024

Press release 6 joulukuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 17.9 billion in November. The Debt Office’s forecast was a surplus of SEK 24.7 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher disbursements.

Adopted guidelines for government debt management in 2025

News 7 marraskuuta 2024 About the Debt Office, Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Today, the Government adopted new guidelines for managing Sweden’s central government debt. The decision for 2025 is consistent with the Swedish National Debt Office’s proposal. This means that the outstanding volume of inflation-linked bonds will be reduced and that the debt’s term to maturity...

Deficit for Swedish central government in October 2024

Press release 7 marraskuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 5.7 billion in October. The Debt Office’s forecast was a deficit of SEK 12.3 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher tax income.

Deficit for Swedish central government in September 2024

Press release 7 lokakuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 29.4 billion in September. The Debt Office’s forecast was a deficit of SEK 12.7 billion. The difference is mainly due to the payment of the capital contribution to the Riksbank.

Debt Office proposes changes to guidelines for debt management

Press release 23 syyskuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Today, the Swedish National Debt Office is submitting to the Government its annual proposed guidelines for central government debt management. The most significant change proposed is for reducing the proportion of the debt that is in inflation-linked bonds. The Debt Office also proposes using a new...

Surplus for Swedish central government in August 2024

Press release 6 syyskuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 34.9 billion in August. The Debt Office’s forecast was a surplus of SEK 39.3 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher disbursements.

Surplus for Swedish central government in July 2024

Press release 7 elokuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 6.4 billion in July. This was in line with the National Debt Office’s forecast of SEK 6.1 billion.

Deficit for Swedish central government in June 2024

Press release 5 heinäkuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 40.9 billion in June. This was in line with the National Debt Office’s forecast of SEK 39.8 billion.

Surplus for Swedish central government in May 2024

Press release 10 kesäkuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 31.6 billion in January. This was lower than the National Debt Office’s forecast of SEK 41.7 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher payments by government agencies and higher net lending.

Deficit for Swedish central government in April 2024

Press release 8 toukokuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 30.6 billion in January. This was lower than the National Debt Office’s forecast of SEK 26.4 billion.

Small deficit for Swedish central government in March 2024

Press release 8 huhtikuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 0.3 billion in March. The Debt Office’s forecast was a deficit of SEK 11.1 billion. The difference is due to higher tax income and lower net lending than expected. That was partly offset by higher disbursements from government...

Surplus for Swedish central government in February 2024

Press release 7 maaliskuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 74.3 billion in February. The Debt Office’s forecast was a surplus of SEK 52.2 billion. The difference is due to higher tax income.

Swedish central government debt continued to decrease in 2023

News 16 helmikuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Sweden’s central government finances remained unexpectedly strong in 2023, and the debt at year-end appears to have been the lowest since the mid-1960s. With a third consecutive budget surplus, the Debt Office’s borrowing for the year was solely for replacing maturing loans.

Deficit for Swedish central government in January 2024

Press release 7 helmikuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 35.3 billion in January. This was in line with the National Debt Office’s forecast of SEK 34.9 billion.

Central government surplus of SEK 19 billion in 2023

Press release 9 tammikuuta 2024 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 19 billion in 2023. The Debt Office's forecast was a surplus of SEK 31 billion. The surplus being less than expected is primarily due to lower tax income than forecast.

Surplus for Swedish central government in November 2023

Press release 7 joulukuuta 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 29 billion in November. The Debt Office's forecast was a surplus of SEK 36 billion. The surplus being less than expected is primarily due to lower tax revenues than forecast. The lower tax revenues were partly offset by net lending...

Adopted guidelines for government debt management

News 9 marraskuuta 2023 About the Debt Office, Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Today, the Government decided on guidelines for managing Sweden’s central government debt. The decision for 2024 is consistent with the Swedish National Debt Office’s proposal. This means that we will continue to phase out the foreign currency exposure and steer the inflation-linked share and the...

Deficit for Swedish central government in October 2023

Press release 7 marraskuuta 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 0,7 billion in October. The Debt Office's forecast was a deficit of SEK 4 billion. The difference is mainly due to lower net lending.

Debt Office provides supplementary analysis on foreign currency exposure

News 13 lokakuuta 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

The Swedish National Debt Office submitted a report today supplementing this year’s proposed guidelines for central government debt management. The Government requested supplementary analysis after the Riksbank presented its response to the proposed guidelines.

Deficit for Swedish central government in September 2023

Press release 6 lokakuuta 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 6.3 billion in September. The Debt Office's forecast was a deficit of SEK 8 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher income from taxes and lower payments from government agencies than expected. These effects were counteracted...