Sweden (2025)
26.1
% of GDP (current prices)
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Sweden Government Consumption (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 26.1 -0.1pp
2024 26.2 -0.2pp
2023 26.4 +0.7pp
2022 25.7 -0.3pp
2021 26 -0.6pp
2020 26.6 +0.7pp
2019 25.9 -0.5pp
2018 26.4 unchanged
2017 26.4 -0.1pp
2016 26.5 +0.6pp
2015 25.9 -0.4pp
2014 26.3 unchanged
2013 26.3 +0.5pp
2012 25.8 +0.8pp
2011 25 -0.1pp
2010 25.1 -1pp
2009 26.1 +1.4pp
2008 24.7 +0.5pp
2007 24.2 -0.4pp
2006 24.6 -0.3pp

About this Dataset

Sweden recorded 26.1 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 24.2 in 2007 to 26.6 in 2020.

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Sweden from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Sweden from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 26.6 % of GDP (current prices) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.2 in 2007. The latest reading of 26.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp.