Sweden — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1800–2027 · 228 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Sweden, the government consumption reading was 26.4% of GDP in 2025, compared with 26.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.07 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 26.2% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2027

PeriodValue
202725.9 % of GDP
202626 % of GDP
202526.4 % of GDP
202426.4 % of GDP
202326.2 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202225.6 % of GDP
202125.8 % of GDP
202026.6 % of GDP
201925.8 % of GDP
201826.3 % of GDP
201726.3 % of GDP
201626.5 % of GDP
201525.9 % of GDP
201426.2 % of GDP
201326.3 % of GDP
201225.8 % of GDP
201125 % of GDP
201025.2 % of GDP
200926.1 % of GDP
200824.7 % of GDP

Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.