Denmark vs Sweden: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 147.83 billion against 100.58 billion in Sweden, a difference of 47.25 billion.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.33 billion | 121.12 billion | 60.79 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | 66.81 billion | 111.85 billion | 45.04 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.22 billion | 78.09 billion | 39.87 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 127.27 billion | 76.95 billion | 50.32 billion | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 147.83 billion against 100.58 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Denmark and Sweden?
- 47.25 billion, with Denmark 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 overall primary balance, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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.