France vs Sweden: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 119.67 billion current LCU against 93.03 billion current LCU in France, a difference of 26.64 billion current LCU.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 59th of 155 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.06 billion current LCU | 11.48 billion current LCU | 4.42 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 1980s | 28.58 billion current LCU | 28.80 billion current LCU | 219.81 million current LCU | Sweden |
| 1990s | 42.01 billion current LCU | 55.19 billion current LCU | 13.19 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2000s | 48.97 billion current LCU | 58.51 billion current LCU | 9.54 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2010s | 61.98 billion current LCU | 77.99 billion current LCU | 16.00 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.38 billion current LCU | 100.77 billion current LCU | 17.39 billion current LCU | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 119.67 billion current LCU against 93.03 billion current LCU in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between France and Sweden?
- 26.64 billion current LCU, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
- France ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 59th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.