Norway vs Sweden: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 813,478 National currency against 702,202 National currency in Norway, a difference of 111,276 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 29 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,055 National currency | 270,749 National currency | 118,694 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 247,902 National currency | 368,397 National currency | 120,495 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 443,365 National currency | 525,832 National currency | 82,467 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 622,343 National currency | 722,490 National currency | 100,147 National currency | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 813,478 National currency against 702,202 National currency in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Norway and Sweden?
- 111,276 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Norway ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org