France vs Sweden: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 74.37 billion against 56.52 billion in France, a difference of 17.85 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.94 billion | 41.16 billion | 21.22 billion | Sweden |
| 2000s | 25.69 billion | 42.83 billion | 17.14 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 46.90 billion | 67.51 billion | 20.61 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 67.64 billion | 98.44 billion | 30.80 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 74.37 billion against 56.52 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between France and Sweden?
- 17.85 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for subsidies payable, transactions?
- France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Subsidies payable, 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.