Sweden now riskier than Australia and South Korea on the BankruptBaby Risk Score
Sweden's BankruptBaby Risk Score rose from 14.9 to 18.7 since Oct 21, moving it from #14 to #12 of 16 and past Australia (16.4) and South Korea (13.9).
What changed for Sweden: currency (1 year vs USD) -5.0% vs USD → -5.8% vs USD (+1.7 pts).
Australia moved the other way (15.2 → 16.4): interest cost (share of revenue) data no longer available (−3.2 pts).
South Korea moved the other way (15.9 → 13.9): interest cost (share of revenue) data no longer available (−5.5 pts).
Full reports: https://bankruptbaby.org/country/sweden · https://bankruptbaby.org/country/australia · https://bankruptbaby.org/country/south-korea
All rankings: https://bankruptbaby.org/rankings.php
Sweden Risk Score, 27 Oct 2026
18.7
Recent readings
| Date | Reading | Vs. previous |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 18.7 | ▲ +23.8% |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 15.1 | → +0.0% |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 15.1 | → +0.0% |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 15.1 | ▲ +0.7% |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 15.0 | ▲ +0.7% |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 14.9 | — |
Tracked because of what it signals about government debt, currency stability, or the broader macro picture.




