Norway vs Sweden: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 996.90 billion against 895.45 billion in Norway, a difference of 101.44 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 313.55 billion | 520.78 billion | 207.23 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 511.94 billion | 701.43 billion | 189.49 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 765.04 billion | 906.67 billion | 141.63 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 996.90 billion against 895.45 billion in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 101.44 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Norway ranks 9th 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.