Germany vs Sweden: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.16 trillion against 996.90 billion in Sweden, a difference of 167.44 billion.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 583.88 billion | 520.78 billion | 63.11 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 717.13 billion | 701.43 billion | 15.70 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.01 trillion | 906.67 billion | 107.76 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 1.16 trillion against 996.90 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Germany and Sweden?
- 167.44 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Germany ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, 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.