Sweden — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1722–2025 · 304 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Sweden, the central government expenditure reading was 31.6% of GDP in 2025, compared with 31.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.2 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 30.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 30.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 31.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 33.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 29.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 30 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 29.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 29.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 31.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 31.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 31.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 31.9 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 31.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.