Gross national expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Gross national expenditure was 97.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross national expenditure in Sweden stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Sweden peaked at 104.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2006.
That places Sweden 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 103.7% | — |
| 1961 | 102.6% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 102.7% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 102.8% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 103.2% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 104.4% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 103.9% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 103.1% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 103.0% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 103.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 103.5% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 101.3% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 100.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 99.3% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 103.0% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 102.6% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 103.9% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 103.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 99.8% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 102.2% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 103.2% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 100.9% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 101.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 99.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 100.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 101.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 102.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.3% | 102.6% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.9% | 99.3% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.1% | 97.5% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 93.5% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 95.9% | 98.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Sweden?
- Gross national expenditure in Sweden was 97.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for gross national expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.