Poland vs Sweden: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Poland
49.4%
in 2024
Sweden
49.3%
in 2024
Poland rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Poland currently reports 49.4% against 49.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 151 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.4% | 21.1% | 14.3% | Poland |
| 1960s | 33.9% | 25.5% | 8.3% | Poland |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 33.0% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 59.0% | 13.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 52.1% | 7.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 49.8% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 49.6% | 3.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Poland or Sweden?
- Poland, at 49.4% against 49.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Poland and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.