How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

14th

Sweden rank

17th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 43 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1970s	0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1980s	0.147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1990s	0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.1564 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?: 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.