Securities issues, March 2025
Decreased borrowing in debt securities
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-04-16 8.00
At the end of March, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 419 billion, down by SEK 143 billion from February. The decrease is mainly an effect of a stronger Swedish Crown in relation to foreign currencies.
Developments in March 2025 in brief
Decreased liabilities in both bonds and money market instruments
- At the end of March, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 419 billion, of which bonds accounted for 81 percent and money market instruments accounted for 19 percent.
- During the month, liabilities decreased in both bonds and money market instruments by SEK 53 billion and SEK 89 billion respectively.
- The liabilities denominated in foreign currencies decreased by SEK 151 billion while the liabilities denominated in Swedish Crowns increased by a total of SEK 8 billiion.
- The annual growth rate for total debt securities liabilities was -3.0 percent in March, a decrease by 2.2 percentage points from February.
Decreased borrowing by monetary financial institutions
- In March, monetary financial institutions accounted for the largest decrease in debt securities, and decreased their liabilities by SEK 98 billion. The decrease is mainly an effect of a stronger Swedish Crown in relation to foreign currencies.
- Non financial institutions and Sveriges Riksbank also decreased their liabilities by SEK 49 billion and SEK 24 billion respectively. The decreases are partly due to net maturities and partly to the stronger Swedish Crown.
Maturity structure
- Debt securities valued at SEK 1 707 billion will reach maturity within six months, excluding certificates issued by Sveriges Riksbank. 59 percent of these are denominated in foreign currency.
- Debt securities from monetary financial institutions accounted for 68 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 924 billion in March, up by SEK 13 billion from February.
- Monetary financial institutions accounted for the largest increase in green debt securities during the month, with an increase of SEK 11 billion.
- Monetary financial institutions are still the largest issuer of green debt securites, in total SEK 419 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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