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 26.6% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.19 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 26.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 26.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2022 | 25.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25.8 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 25.1 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 24.7 % of GDP |
Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.