General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure was 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Sweden stood at 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sweden peaked at 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.88 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 18th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 35.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | 57.85 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 62.54 billion constant 2015 US$ | 83.57 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.95 billion constant 2015 US$ | 85.41 billion constant 2015 US$ | 97.31 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.40 billion constant 2015 US$ | 99.98 billion constant 2015 US$ | 111.65 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.92 billion constant 2015 US$ | 110.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 119.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.12 billion constant 2015 US$ | 121.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | 135.99 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.76 billion constant 2015 US$ | 133.86 billion constant 2015 US$ | 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Saudi Arabia 214.53 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 16 Turkey 174.58 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 17 Mexico 162.10 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 19 Poland 130.79 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 20 Belgium 128.43 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 21 Norway 110.32 billion constant 2015 US$ 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Sweden?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden was 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.88 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.