Sweden vs Thailand: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Sweden
- Thailand
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 128th and Thailand ranks 131st of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 9.4% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 9.9% | 6.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 6.1% | 4.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Sweden or Thailand?
- Sweden, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Sweden and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Thailand rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 128th and Thailand ranks 131st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.