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

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.

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

Sweden

302,379 current LCU per person

in 2025

Turkey

235,654 current LCU per person

in 2025

Sweden rank

44th

Turkey rank

47th

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

Sweden
Turkey

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 302,379 current LCU per person against 235,654 current LCU per person in Turkey, a difference of 66,725 current LCU per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 47th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67,751 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	67,751 current LCU per person	Sweden
1990s	128,412 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	128,412 current LCU per person	Sweden
2000s	164,317 current LCU per person	3,159 current LCU per person	161,158 current LCU per person	Sweden
2010s	211,669 current LCU per person	10,390 current LCU per person	201,279 current LCU per person	Sweden
2020s	276,914 current LCU per person	100,884 current LCU per person	176,029 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, Sweden or Turkey?: Sweden, at 302,379 current LCU per person against 235,654 current LCU per person in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Sweden and Turkey?: 66,725 current LCU per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Sweden ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 47th 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.