Expense in Sweden
Sweden: Expense was 32.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Sweden, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 32.5% for expense in 2022.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Sweden peaked at 44.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1973.
Sweden ranks 51st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Expense in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23.0% | — |
| 1973 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 24.2% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 26.7% | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 23.0% | 33.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 33.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 35.2% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 55,014 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 8.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 515,966 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Sweden?
- Expense in Sweden was 32.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1973.
- How does Sweden rank for expense?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.