Portugal vs Sweden: Net operating balance, Transactions
Net operating balance, Transactions over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 60.30 billion against 3.85 billion in Portugal, a difference of 56.45 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 15.7 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -303.43 million | 34.04 billion | 34.34 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | -5.47 billion | 52.37 billion | 57.84 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | -9.04 billion | 49.50 billion | 58.54 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.74 billion | 46.35 billion | 48.09 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net operating balance, transactions, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 60.30 billion against 3.85 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net operating balance, transactions between Portugal and Sweden?
- 56.45 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for net operating balance, transactions?
- Portugal ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net 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.