Sweden vs Turkey: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Sweden
0.7404 % change on previous year
in 2025
Turkey
0.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden rank
123rd
Turkey rank
122nd
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.83 % change on previous year against 0.7404 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 0.0896 % change on previous year.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 122nd of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.68 % change on previous year | -0.1223 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.6952 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.9152 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.83 % change on previous year against 0.7404 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.0896 % change on previous year, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 122nd 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.