Sweden — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1750–2030 · 281 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest combined government expenditure reading for Sweden was 51.6% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 50.7% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.86 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 50.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 50.2 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 50.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 50.8 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 51.6 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 51.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 49.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 49 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 50 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 53 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 49.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 50.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 50.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 51.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 52.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 51.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 50.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.