Sweden vs Thailand: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Sweden
0.7404 % change on previous year
in 2025
Thailand
0.6044 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden rank
123rd
Thailand rank
125th
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Sweden
- Thailand
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7404 % change on previous year against 0.6044 % change on previous year in Thailand, a difference of 0.136 % change on previous year.
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 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th of 166 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 | 5.47 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.6952 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.9152 % change on previous year | 0.62 % change on previous year | 0.2952 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Sweden or Thailand?
- Sweden, at 0.7404 % change on previous year against 0.6044 % change on previous year in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Sweden and Thailand?
- 0.136 % change on previous year, 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 government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government spending vs. GDP. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.