Which has higher expense, Brazil or Sweden?

Sweden, at 32.5% against 32.4% in Brazil as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?

13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Sweden: Expense

Brazil

32.4%

in 2023

Sweden

32.5%

in 2022

Brazil rank

52nd

Sweden rank

51st

Expense over time

Brazil
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 32.5% against 32.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sweden ahead.

Brazil ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 51st of 157 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	30.5%	32.6%	2.0%	Sweden
2020s	32.0%	33.5%	1.5%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Brazil or Sweden?: Sweden, at 32.5% against 32.4% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Brazil and Sweden?: 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for expense?: Brazil ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 51st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expense (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.