Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Sweden
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sweden is 27.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 9.
Sweden compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sweden is similar to that of Cuba, Kiribati, West Bank and Gaza, Netherlands, Denmark, Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Aruba, Iceland with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 37.9, 37.0, 30.3, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.Last 10 years averageSweden had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 26.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sweden during the Great RecessionSweden's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.51% during the Great RecessionSweden since the end of the Great RecessionSweden's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.76% since the end of the Great Recession
Sweden compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sweden is similar to that of Cuba, Kiribati, West Bank and Gaza, Netherlands, Denmark, Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Aruba, Iceland with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 37.9, 37.0, 30.3, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.Last 10 years averageSweden had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 26.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sweden during the Great RecessionSweden's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.51% during the Great RecessionSweden since the end of the Great RecessionSweden's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.76% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 27.4 |
1992 | 28.5 |
1993 | 28.8 |
1994 | 27.9 |
1995 | 26.6 |
1996 | 27.3 |
1997 | 26.7 |
1998 | 26.8 |
1999 | 26.7 |
2000 | 25.8 |
2001 | 26.3 |
2002 | 27.0 |
2003 | 27.3 |
2004 | 26.5 |
2005 | 26.2 |
2006 | 26.0 |
2007 | 25.5 |
2008 | 26.1 |
2009 | 27.7 |
2010 | 26.7 |
2011 | 26.6 |
2012 | 26.9 |
2013 | 27.5 |
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Cuba | 4 | 37.9 |
Kiribati | 5 | 37.0 |
West Bank and Gaza | 6 | 30.3 |
Netherlands | 7 | 28.3 |
Denmark | 8 | 28.2 |
Sweden | 9 | 27.5 |
Namibia | 10 | 27.5 |
South Sudan | 11 | 26.4 |
Finland | 12 | 25.7 |
Aruba | 13 | 25.6 |
Iceland | 14 | 25.5 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators