General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 26.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sweden peaked at 27.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1961.
That places Sweden 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.0% | — |
| 1961 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 19.4% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 21.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 26.0% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 24.5% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 14.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 23.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.7% | 26.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.3991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 330,025 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 30,092 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2523 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sweden?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sweden was 26.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government 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.