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Costs, benefits, taxes and energy — compiled from ESO, KI, ESV, SCB and Nord Pool.

What do the societal changes cost — and who pays?

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  1. Central government debtRiksgälden's monthly series on central government debt, cost and debt per capita.
  2. Långsiktiga kostnaderESO/Ruist-metod, kohortkostnader.
  3. Livscykel-kostnaderRuist vs KI — samma person över hela livet.
  4. Bidragsförsörjning över tidSCB om helårsekvivalenter i bidrag.

Key figures

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Central government debt
1 250mdkr
Source: Riksgälden· Reference year 2026

Refers to August 2026.

Tax-to-GDP
41,4%
Source: OECD· Reference year 2024
Employment rate (15–74)
69,3%
Source: SCB AKU· Reference year 2026

Refers to July 2026.

Unemployment rate (15–74)
8,7%
Source: SCB AKU· Reference year 2026

Refers to July 2026.

Migration budget UO8+UO13
19mdr kr
Source: Prop. 2025/26:1· Reference year 2026
Full-year equivalents on benefits
10,2%
Source: SCB STATIV· Reference year 2023
Electricity price SE3 (annual mean)
55öre/kWh
Source: Nord Pool· Reference year 2025
Completed dwellings
28 900
Source: SCB· Reference year 2024
Sida aid disbursed
53mdr kr
Source: Sida· Reference year 2024

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Sweden's national debt

Monthly observations of central government debt (Swedish National Debt Office, measure C). Gaps in the series are shown as breaks — never interpolated.

1,249.6billion SEK

Latest observation: 31 August 2026

Change, 12 months
+148 bn SEK
Debt per inhabitant
118,020 kr
Observations
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Source: Swedish National Debt Office, measure C (unconsolidated central government gross debt).

Monthly observations

Jan 2025 – Aug 2026

1,101.5 – 1,280.5 bn SEKSource: Riksgälden

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Fyra observationer

  • 01Sweden's tax-to-GDP ratio sits around 42 % (SCB/OECD).
  • 02Migration budget items UO8+UO13 total ~19bn SEK in Budget 2026 (Prop. 2025/26:1).
  • 03Share of full-year equivalents on benefits fell from ~14 % (2015) toward ~10 % (2023) (SCB STATIV).
  • 04Electricity prices in SE3/SE4 ran far above historical levels 2022–2024 (Nord Pool).

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Timeline

Viktiga händelser

  1. 1990
    Tax reform — reduced marginal tax
  2. 2007
    Earned income tax credit introduced
  3. 2015
    Peak year for migration budget items
  4. 2022
    Energy crisis: record electricity prices in SE3/SE4
  5. 2024
    Budget 2025 — reduced migration allocation
  6. 2026
    Migration budget down to ~19bn SEK

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