Norway vs Sweden: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 110.14 billion against 74.37 billion in Sweden, a difference of 35.77 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.70 billion | 44.88 billion | 9.17 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.10 billion | 67.51 billion | 15.41 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 100.51 billion | 98.44 billion | 2.07 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 110.14 billion against 74.37 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 35.77 billion, with Norway 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 subsidies payable, transactions?
- Norway ranks 6th 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.