Final consumption expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Final consumption expenditure was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Sweden, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.3% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Sweden peaked at 4.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 144th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -1.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -1.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -2.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 141 Bhutan 1.5% compare
- 142 Switzerland 1.4% compare
- 143 Malawi 1.4% compare
- 145 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
- 146 Greenland 1.2% compare
- 147 United Kingdom 1.2% compare
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 final consumption expenditure in Sweden?
- Final consumption expenditure in Sweden was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.