Expense in Sweden
Sweden: Expense was 32.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Sweden, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 32.5% for expense in 2022.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Sweden peaked at 44.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1973.
Sweden ranks 51st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 23.0% | 33.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 33.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 35.2% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 69.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 322.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 650,455 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 63,010 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.89 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Sweden?
- Expense in Sweden was 32.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1973.
- How does Sweden rank for expense?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.