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Sweden Average Government Spending 1972-2025

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33.93% 52 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Sweden's average government spending from 1972 to 2025 was 33.93%, based on 52 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	34.18%	+1.67%	43rd
2022	32.51%	−0.69%	71st
2021	33.20%	−1.74%	80th
2020	34.94%	+3.53%	90th
2019	31.41%	−0.63%	94th
2018	32.04%	+0.06%	100th
2017	31.98%	−0.13%	108th
2016	32.11%	−0.25%	101st
2015	32.36%	−0.90%	103rd
2014	33.26%	−0.47%	103rd
2013	33.72%	+0.71%	95th
2012	33.01%	+0.57%	96th
2011	32.44%	−0.83%	89th
2010	33.26%	−0.68%	88th
2009	33.94%	+2.20%	79th
2008	31.74%	+0.48%	78th
2007	31.26%	−0.76%	72nd
2006	32.02%	−1.12%	78th
2005	33.14%	+0.38%	80th
2004	32.76%	−0.97%	82nd
2003	33.73%	+0.17%	78th
2002	33.56%	+0.34%	72nd
2001	33.23%	−1.30%	67th
2000	34.53%	−1.86%	70th
1999	36.39%	−1.07%	71st
1998	37.46%	−0.84%	70th
1997	38.30%	−1.79%	65th
1996	40.09%	−2.53%	65th
1995	42.63%	+0.62%	67th
1994	42.01%	−2.27%	70th
1993	44.28%	+4.52%	68th
1992	39.77%	+3.08%	68th
1991	36.68%	+1.46%	63rd
1990	35.22%	+1.19%	57th
1989	34.04%	−0.55%	34th
1988	34.58%	−1.21%	33rd
1987	35.79%	−1.58%	35th
1986	37.37%	−1.49%	37th
1985	38.86%	+1.12%	38th
1984	37.74%	−1.21%	38th
1983	38.95%	+1.79%	39th
1982	37.15%	+0.67%	36th
1981	36.49%	+2.76%	35th
1980	33.73%	+0.21%	35th
1979	33.52%	+1.60%	34th
1978	31.92%	+2.17%	34th
1977	29.75%	+3.07%	29th
1976	26.68%	+2.13%	29th
1975	24.56%	+0.36%	24th
1974	24.20%	+1.22%	27th
1973	22.98%	−0.06%	27th
1972	23.04%	–	24th

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