What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Qatar and Sweden?

0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs Sweden: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Qatar

0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Sweden

0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Qatar rank

22nd

Sweden rank

23rd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Qatar
Sweden

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.2445 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0783 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Qatar or Sweden?: Qatar, at 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Qatar and Sweden?: 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Qatar ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.