General government total expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: General government total expenditure was 3.20 trillion current LCU in 2025. β² Rising
General government total expenditure in Sweden, 1980β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government total expenditure in Sweden is 3.20 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure in Sweden peaked at 3.20 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 352.74 billion current LCU, in 1980.
Sweden ranks 56th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 567.66 billion current LCU | 352.74 billion current LCU | 790.56 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 883.18 billion current LCU | 1.25 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 trillion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 1.72 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 trillion current LCU | 1.77 trillion current LCU | 2.45 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 trillion current LCU | 2.61 trillion current LCU | 3.20 trillion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 163,029 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0377 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.43 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure in Sweden?
- General government total expenditure in Sweden was 3.20 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest general government total expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.20 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 352.74 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for general government total expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release