Germany vs Sweden: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.13 trillion against 2.24 trillion in Germany, a difference of 890.22 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 trillion | 1.55 trillion | 436.67 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.38 trillion | 2.07 trillion | 684.63 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.99 trillion | 2.87 trillion | 879.63 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.13 trillion against 2.24 trillion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Germany and Sweden?
- 890.22 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Germany ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.