Sweden — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1800–2031 · 232 observations
About this series
General 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.
The general government expenditure reading for Sweden was 49.7% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 50.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.73 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 50.5% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 49.2 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 49.2 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 49.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 50 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 49.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 49.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 50.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 50 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 49.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 50.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 53.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 49.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 50.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 50.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 51.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 52.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 51.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.