Sweden vs United States: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.39 trillion against 3.13 trillion in Sweden, a difference of 8.26 trillion.
That makes United States's figure about 3.6 times Sweden's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 35 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 trillion | 4.50 trillion | 2.98 trillion | United States |
| 2010s | 2.07 trillion | 6.59 trillion | 4.52 trillion | United States |
| 2020s | 2.87 trillion | 10.27 trillion | 7.40 trillion | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 11.39 trillion against 3.13 trillion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Sweden and United States?
- 8.26 trillion, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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.