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Surplus for Swedish central government in August 2024
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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.
The primary balance was SEK 4.9 billion lower than forecast. The difference is mainly due to the fact that disbursements from a number of different agencies were higher than expected. At the same time, tax incomes were approximately SEK 1 billion lower than estimated.
The National Debt Office’s net lending to government agencies etc. was SEK 0.4 billion lower than forecast.
Interest payments on central government debt were in line with the forecast.
For the twelve-month period up to the end of August 2024, central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 38 billion.
Central government debt amounted to SEK 1,007 billion at the end of August.
The outcome for September 2024 will be published on October 6, 2024 at 8.00 a.m.
The date for publishing a new forecast on the Swedish economy and central government borrowing is 28 November 2024.
| Budget balance and central government net borrowing requirement [1] (SEK million) | |||||
| Outcome | Forecast | Deviation | Acc. Dev. [2] | Outcome 12-month | |
| Budget balance | 34 917 | 39 305 | -4 388 | -15 225 | -38 369 |
| Net borrowing requirement [1] | -34 917 | -39 305 | 4 388 | 15 225 | 38 369 |
| Primary balance [3] | -28 462 | -33 316 | 4 854 | 16 484 | 22 168 |
| Net lending to agencies etc. [4] | -7 062 | -6 695 | -367 | -513 | -7 895 |
| Interest payments on central government debt | 607 | 705 | -99 | -746 | 24 096 |
| - Interest on loans in SEK | 113 | 274 | -161 | -662 | 21 924 |
| - Interest on loans in foreign currency | 402 | 247 | 155 | 480 | 3 432 |
| - Realised currency gains and losses | 92 | 185 | -92 | -564 | -1 259 |
| [1] The net borrowing requirement corresponds to the budget balance with opposite sign. | |||||
| [2] Sum of monthly forecast deviations since last forecast. | |||||
| [3] Net of the state's primary expenditure and income. | |||||
| [4] The net of government agencies etc. deposits and loans in the state’s internal bank. The net lending includes both current government operations and temporary occurrences which can be decided on short notice. The net lending affects the net borrowing requirement and central government debt, but is not covered by the Central government expenditure ceiling. | |||||
Report: Sweden’s Central Government Debt August 2024 (see attachment).
More data on the central government net borrowing requirement and government debt:
Official statistics - Riksgälden.se (riksgalden.se)
The monthly outcome of the central government net borrowing requirement is included in the official statistics of Sweden.
The National Debt Office published its latest forecast on the Swedish economy and central government borrowing on May 30, 2024: Central Government Borrowing - Forecast and Analysis 2024:2 - Riksgälden.se (riksgalden.se)