Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sweden is 46.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sweden peaked at 56.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 164th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.2% | — |
| 1961 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 55.1% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 52.9% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 52.4% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 49.2% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 50.3% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.7% | 52.0% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 47.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 45.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 45.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.8% | 46.0% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -37.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sweden?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sweden was 46.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.