Gross operating balance, Transactions in Sweden
Sweden: Gross operating balance, Transactions was 311.06 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross operating balance, Transactions in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, gross operating balance, transactions in Sweden stood at 311.06 billion.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross operating balance, transactions in Sweden peaked at 354.95 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.17 billion, in 2002.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross operating balance, Transactions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107.71 billion | — |
| 2000 | 163.12 billion | +51.4% |
| 2001 | 133.26 billion | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 72.17 billion | -45.8% |
| 2003 | 75.64 billion | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 115.65 billion | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 163.60 billion | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 189.21 billion | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 240.31 billion | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 203.09 billion | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 112.32 billion | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 148.70 billion | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 147.59 billion | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 124.04 billion | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 111.70 billion | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 109.94 billion | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 179.90 billion | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 232.15 billion | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 274.73 billion | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 271.86 billion | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 276.57 billion | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 104.73 billion | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 254.24 billion | +142.8% |
| 2022 | 354.95 billion | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 275.43 billion | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 264.87 billion | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 311.06 billion | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.71 billion | 107.71 billion | 107.71 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 146.84 billion | 72.17 billion | 240.31 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.72 billion | 109.94 billion | 276.57 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.88 billion | 104.73 billion | 354.95 billion | 6 |
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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 gross operating balance, transactions in Sweden?
- Gross operating balance, transactions in Sweden was 311.06 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross operating balance, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 354.95 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross operating balance, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.17 billion in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross operating balance, transactions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.