Subnational government expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Subnational government expenditure was 50.07 Percentage of GDP in 2024. βΌ Falling
Subnational government expenditure in Sweden, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government expenditure in Sweden stood at 50.07 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Sweden peaked at 53.95 Percentage of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.37 Percentage of GDP, in 2022.
That places Sweden 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.21 Percentage of GDP | 49.45 Percentage of GDP | 53.95 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.86 Percentage of GDP | 49.85 Percentage of GDP | 52.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6 Percentage of GDP | 49.37 Percentage of GDP | 53.11 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 27.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 3,474 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 18.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 68.88 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Sweden?
- Subnational government expenditure in Sweden was 50.07 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 53.95 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.37 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.