Historical gov spending gdp in Sweden
Sweden: Historical gov spending gdp was 49.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
49.3
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 151 countries
All-time high
69.4
in 1993
All-time low
4.07
in 1829
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Historical gov spending gdp in Sweden, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical gov spending gdp in Sweden is 49.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical gov spending gdp in Sweden peaked at 69.4 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1829.
Sweden ranks 15th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical gov spending gdp in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 6.34 | — |
| 1801 | 5.45 | -14.1% |
| 1802 | 5.28 | -3.0% |
| 1803 | 7.12 | +34.8% |
| 1804 | 8.15 | +14.4% |
| 1805 | 7.66 | -6.0% |
| 1806 | 7.05 | -7.9% |
| 1807 | 6.77 | -4.0% |
| 1808 | 15.64 | +130.9% |
| 1809 | 12.57 | -19.6% |
| 1810 | 9.61 | -23.5% |
| 1811 | 7 | -27.2% |
| 1812 | 5.01 | -28.4% |
| 1813 | 13.01 | +159.7% |
| 1814 | 12.38 | -4.8% |
| 1815 | 5.21 | -58.0% |
| 1816 | 5.7 | +9.4% |
| 1817 | 5.27 | -7.5% |
| 1818 | 5.69 | +7.9% |
| 1819 | 5.88 | +3.5% |
| 1820 | 5.36 | -9.0% |
| 1821 | 6.32 | +18.1% |
| 1822 | 6.06 | -4.2% |
| 1823 | 5.53 | -8.8% |
| 1824 | 6.14 | +11.1% |
| 1825 | 5.63 | -8.3% |
| 1826 | 5.99 | +6.4% |
| 1827 | 5.85 | -2.4% |
| 1828 | 5.63 | -3.7% |
| 1829 | 4.07 | -27.7% |
| 1830 | 6.84 | +67.8% |
| 1831 | 6.38 | -6.6% |
| 1832 | 5.96 | -6.7% |
| 1833 | 5.9 | -1.0% |
| 1834 | 6 | +1.8% |
| 1835 | 5.73 | -4.5% |
| 1836 | 6.1 | +6.3% |
| 1837 | 6.67 | +9.5% |
| 1838 | 6.3 | -5.6% |
| 1839 | 5.77 | -8.5% |
| 1840 | 5.72 | -0.8% |
| 1841 | 5.74 | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 5.65 | -1.4% |
| 1843 | 5.32 | -5.9% |
| 1844 | 4.95 | -7.0% |
| 1845 | 5.44 | +10.0% |
| 1846 | 5.38 | -1.2% |
| 1847 | 5.15 | -4.2% |
| 1848 | 5.11 | -0.8% |
| 1849 | 5.37 | +5.2% |
| 1850 | 5.09 | -5.2% |
| 1851 | 5.46 | +7.2% |
| 1852 | 5.49 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 4.95 | -9.8% |
| 1854 | 5.06 | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 4.85 | -4.2% |
| 1856 | 4.88 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 4.95 | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 6.65 | +34.2% |
| 1859 | 6.59 | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 6.52 | -1.1% |
| 1861 | 5.92 | -9.1% |
| 1862 | 6.14 | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 6.61 | +7.7% |
| 1864 | 7.44 | +12.6% |
| 1865 | 7.31 | -1.8% |
| 1866 | 7.99 | +9.2% |
| 1867 | 5.9 | -26.2% |
| 1868 | 6.38 | +8.3% |
| 1869 | 6.05 | -5.2% |
| 1870 | 5.96 | -1.5% |
| 1871 | 5.73 | -3.9% |
| 1872 | 5.62 | -1.9% |
| 1873 | 5.38 | -4.2% |
| 1874 | 6.75 | +25.3% |
| 1875 | 7.04 | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 6.91 | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 7.09 | +2.6% |
| 1878 | 8.26 | +16.5% |
| 1879 | 7.65 | -7.3% |
| 1880 | 6.77 | -11.5% |
| 1881 | 6.63 | -2.1% |
| 1882 | 6.02 | -9.2% |
| 1883 | 6.13 | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 6.28 | +2.4% |
| 1885 | 6.6 | +5.0% |
| 1886 | 7.64 | +15.7% |
| 1887 | 8.01 | +4.9% |
| 1888 | 7.23 | -9.8% |
| 1889 | 6.87 | -5.0% |
| 1890 | 6.84 | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 7.15 | +4.5% |
| 1892 | 6.95 | -2.8% |
| 1893 | 7.07 | +1.7% |
| 1894 | 7.09 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 6.5 | -8.3% |
| 1896 | 7.88 | +21.1% |
| 1897 | 6.42 | -18.5% |
| 1898 | 6.36 | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 6.62 | +4.2% |
| 1900 | 7.23 | +9.2% |
| 1901 | 7.96 | +10.0% |
| 1902 | 8.45 | +6.2% |
| 1903 | 7.95 | -6.0% |
| 1904 | 8.57 | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 8.55 | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 7.79 | -9.0% |
| 1907 | 7.84 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 9.11 | +16.2% |
| 1909 | 9.4 | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 8.48 | -9.7% |
| 1911 | 8.32 | -1.9% |
| 1912 | 7.13 | -14.3% |
| 1913 | 6.68 | -6.3% |
| 1914 | 6.94 | +3.8% |
| 1915 | 9.31 | +34.2% |
| 1916 | 7.79 | -16.3% |
| 1917 | 9.98 | +28.1% |
| 1918 | 18.18 | +82.2% |
| 1919 | 7.91 | -56.5% |
| 1920 | 7.63 | -3.5% |
| 1921 | 11.98 | +56.9% |
| 1922 | 11.55 | -3.6% |
| 1923 | 5.32 | -54.0% |
| 1924 | 9.58 | +80.1% |
| 1925 | 9.48 | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 9.24 | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 9.45 | +2.2% |
| 1928 | 8.5 | -10.0% |
| 1929 | 8.69 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 8.73 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 9.61 | +10.1% |
| 1932 | 11.23 | +16.9% |
| 1933 | 13.64 | +21.5% |
| 1934 | 11.14 | -18.4% |
| 1935 | 12.1 | +8.7% |
| 1936 | 10.92 | -9.8% |
| 1937 | 10.38 | -4.9% |
| 1938 | 11.78 | +13.5% |
| 1939 | 13.14 | +11.6% |
| 1940 | 22.73 | +72.9% |
| 1941 | 27.44 | +20.8% |
| 1942 | 26.35 | -4.0% |
| 1943 | 26.77 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 26.41 | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 26.04 | -1.4% |
| 1946 | 17.74 | -31.9% |
| 1947 | 16.64 | -6.2% |
| 1948 | 17.18 | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 19.48 | +13.4% |
| 1950 | 18.28 | -6.2% |
| 1951 | 17.03 | -6.8% |
| 1952 | 19.18 | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 21.86 | +14.0% |
| 1954 | 21.5 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 21.2 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 21.55 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 22.25 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 24.04 | +8.1% |
| 1959 | 24.28 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 24.43 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 23.7 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 23.37 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 24.36 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 23.38 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 24.59 | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 26.48 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 27.73 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 28.34 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 28.71 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 29.51 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 29.83 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 31.94 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 31.06 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 30.07 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 30.57 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 32.34 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 35.66 | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 39.1 | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 39.88 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 41.02 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 46.1 | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 46.36 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 48.61 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 46.71 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 47.59 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 42.14 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 40.92 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 37.9 | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 35.8 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 37.96 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 40.98 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 45.87 | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 69.4 | +51.3% |
| 1994 | 67.1 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 63 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 58.7 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 56.4 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 56 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.1 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 52.5 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.6 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.5 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 52.3 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.1 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.3 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 50 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.4 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 50.4 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 49.1 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 50.25 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 51.36 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 50.71 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.36 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 49.52 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.25 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.77 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.79 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 52.03 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 49.32 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 48.31 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.91 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.3 | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 49.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.31, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 49.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.41, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical gov spending gdp in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | +159.7% | 5.01 | 13.01 |
| 1808 | +130.9% | 6.77 | 15.64 |
| 1918 | +82.2% | 9.98 | 18.18 |
| 1924 | +80.1% | 5.32 | 9.58 |
| 1940 | +72.9% | 13.14 | 22.73 |
| 1830 | +67.8% | 4.07 | 6.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 8.2 | 5.28 | 15.64 | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.48 | 5.01 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 1820s | 5.66 | 4.07 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1830s | 6.16 | 5.73 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 1840s | 5.38 | 4.95 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5.4 | 4.85 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.63 | 5.9 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.64 | 5.38 | 8.26 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.82 | 6.02 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.89 | 6.36 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.28 | 7.23 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.07 | 6.68 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.14 | 5.32 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.27 | 8.73 | 13.64 | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.68 | 16.64 | 27.44 | 10 |
| 1950s | 21.12 | 17.03 | 24.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.51 | 23.37 | 28.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33 | 29.51 | 39.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.32 | 35.8 | 48.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.64 | 37.96 | 69.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.06 | 49.3 | 53.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.85 | 48.79 | 51.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.57 | 48.31 | 52.03 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical gov spending gdp in Sweden?
- Historical gov spending gdp in Sweden was 49.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4 in 1993.
- What is the lowest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1829.
- How does Sweden rank for historical gov spending gdp?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is historical gov spending gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Historical gov spending gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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