Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 813,478 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 813,478 National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Sweden peaked at 813,478 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 256,019 National currency, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 8th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 256,019 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 269,991 National currency | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 276,403 National currency | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 268,511 National currency | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 282,822 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 296,522 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 313,020 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 330,031 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 352,618 National currency | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 363,921 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 373,512 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 390,988 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 410,147 National currency | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 425,786 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 427,427 National currency | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 436,331 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 449,279 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 468,255 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 485,121 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 503,555 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 526,456 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 555,911 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 584,148 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 613,551 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 635,712 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 651,718 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 680,361 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 700,688 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 766,205 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 813,478 National currency | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270,749 National currency | 256,019 National currency | 282,822 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 368,397 National currency | 296,522 National currency | 427,427 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 525,832 National currency | 436,331 National currency | 635,712 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 722,490 National currency | 651,718 National currency | 813,478 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Lithuania 9,149 National currency compare
- 5 Hungary 8.40 million National currency compare
- 6 Slovenia 7,644 National currency compare
- 6 Costa Rica 5.21 million National currency compare
- 7 Latvia 5,333 National currency compare
- 7 United States 2.47 million National currency compare
- 8 Estonia 4,872 National currency compare
- 9 Czechia 775,674 National currency compare
- 10 Norway 702,202 National currency compare
- 11 Iceland 649,357 National currency compare
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Sweden?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Sweden was 813,478 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 813,478 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,019 National currency in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org