Goods and services expense in Sweden
Sweden: Goods and services expense was 5.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Sweden, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, goods and services expense in Sweden stood at 5.4%.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Sweden peaked at 13.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.2% | — |
| 1973 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 12.8% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 11.3% | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -29.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Sweden?
- Goods and services expense in Sweden was 5.4% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for goods and services expense?
- Sweden ranks 144th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.