Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 28.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2023
All-time low
14.5%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 28.0% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 28.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1950.
Sweden ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.5% | — |
| 1951 | 15.2% | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 19.7% | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 26.9% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.7% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 28.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.