Denmark vs Sweden: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 311.06 billion against 190.62 billion in Denmark, a difference of 120.44 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.21 billion | 107.71 billion | 62.50 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | 77.52 billion | 146.84 billion | 69.32 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 70.27 billion | 187.72 billion | 117.45 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 173.70 billion | 260.88 billion | 87.18 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 311.06 billion against 190.62 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Denmark and Sweden?
- 120.44 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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.