Sweden vs United States: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 985,722 National currency against 352,916 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 632,806 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times Sweden's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 27 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,660 National currency | 314,096 National currency | 219,436 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 121,051 National currency | 483,386 National currency | 362,335 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 197,384 National currency | 619,470 National currency | 422,087 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 305,246 National currency | 862,293 National currency | 557,047 National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 985,722 National currency against 352,916 National currency in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed between Sweden and United States?
- 632,806 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed?
- Sweden ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed capital formation. 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