Korea vs Sweden: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Korea
24.21 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Sweden
48.6 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Korea rank
16th
Sweden rank
13th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Korea
  • Sweden
20304050200020142029

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 48.6 Percentage of GDP against 24.21 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 24.39 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Korea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 28 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 18.65 Percentage of GDP 51.11 Percentage of GDP 32.46 Percentage of GDP Sweden
2010s 19.88 Percentage of GDP 49.07 Percentage of GDP 29.19 Percentage of GDP Sweden
2020s 25.01 Percentage of GDP 48.38 Percentage of GDP 23.37 Percentage of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Korea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 48.6 Percentage of GDP against 24.21 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Korea and Sweden?
24.39 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Korea ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.