Revenue, excluding grants in Sweden
Sweden: Revenue, excluding grants was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Sweden, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 33.0% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Sweden peaked at 38.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1974.
That places Sweden 38th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 28.4% | — |
| 1973 | 27.1% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 33.2% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 36.9% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 26.9% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 31.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 31.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 5 |
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- 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 revenue, excluding grants in Sweden?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Sweden was 33.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1974.
- How does Sweden rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.