How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Denmark

247,756 current LCU per person

in 2025

Sweden

302,379 current LCU per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

46th

Sweden rank

44th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 302,379 current LCU per person against 247,756 current LCU per person in Denmark, a difference of 54,623 current LCU per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 195 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66,548 current LCU per person	67,751 current LCU per person	1,202 current LCU per person	Sweden
1990s	111,775 current LCU per person	128,412 current LCU per person	16,637 current LCU per person	Sweden
2000s	150,044 current LCU per person	164,317 current LCU per person	14,273 current LCU per person	Sweden
2010s	192,497 current LCU per person	211,669 current LCU per person	19,172 current LCU per person	Sweden
2020s	224,582 current LCU per person	276,914 current LCU per person	52,331 current LCU per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 302,379 current LCU per person against 247,756 current LCU per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?: 54,623 current LCU per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Denmark ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.