Securities issues, February 2025
Decreased borrowing in debt securities
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-03-21 8.00
At the end of February, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 559 billion, down by SEK 165 billion from January. This decrease is mainly due to net maturities in money market instruments by the Government and the Sveriges Riksbank.
Developments in February 2025 in brief
Decreased liabilities in both bonds and money market instruments
- At the end of February, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 559 billion, of which bonds accounted for 80 percent and money market instruments accounted for 20 percent.
- During the month, liabilities decreased in both bonds and money market instrumenst by SEK 7 billion and SEK 158 billion respectively.
- The liabilities denominated in Swedish Crowns decreased by a total of SEK 10 billion and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies by SEK 156 billion.
- The annual growth rate for total debt securities liabilities was -8 percent in February, a decrease by 0,9 percentage points from January.
Decreased borrowing by monetary Swedish Governemnt
- In February, the Government (through Swedish National Debt Office) accounted for the largest decrease in debt securities, and decreased their liabilities by SEK 79 billion.
- Sveriges Riksbank also decreased its liabilities by SEK 40 billion. The decrease is mainly an effect of net maturities in money market instruments.
Maturity structure
- Debt securities valued at SEK 1 592 billion will reach maturity within six months, excluding certificates issued by Sveriges Riksbank. 67 percent of these are denominated in foreign currency.
- Debt securities from monetary financial institutions accounted for 66 percent of the total maturity value within six months (excluding certificates issued by Sveriges Riksbank), of which the majority is issued in foreign currency.
Green debt securities
- Green debt securities amounted to SEK 909 billion in February, down by SEK 5 billion from January.
- Non-financial corporations accounted for the largest decrease in green debt securities during the month, with a decrease of SEK 5 billion.
- Monetary financial institutions are still the largest issuer of green debt securites, in total SEK 407 billion. However, local government issue the largest share of green debt securities in relation to their total outstanding amount (36 percent).
Definitions and explanations
Contents of this publication
Statistics Sweden’s monthly publication on Securities issues covers total outstanding volume and maturity structure for debt securities issued by Swedish issuers. It describes the development and conditions of Swedish enterprises’ debt securities borrowing.
Revisions
Securities issues are compiled monthly. Revisions usually occur, mostly for the previous month but sometimes for older periods as well.
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