Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure
Saudi Arabia
98.4%
in 2025
Sweden
97.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
120th
Sweden rank
122nd
Gross national expenditure over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 98.4% against 97.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sweden ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 103.1% | 26.2% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 101.9% | 39.7% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 100.1% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 96.5% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 94.3% | 16.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 96.7% | 8.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 97.1% | 2.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Saudi Arabia, at 98.4% against 97.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.