Public budgets
Sweden: public budget
What Sweden's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.
General government, 2001
Outturn: what came in and was spent
General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.
Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2001's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $130.86B · 53.9% of GDP
- Spending
- $127.59B · 52.6% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- $3.27B · 1.3% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$53.8B
Education$17.82B
General public services$17.08B
Health$15.31B
Economic affairs$9.16B
Defence$4.92B
Recreation, culture and religion$3.48B
Public order and safety$3.09B
Housing and community amenities$1.86B
Environmental protection$1.08B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$54.53B
Over the years
56.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99557.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99657.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99757.3 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99856.7 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99956.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00053.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00152.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00252.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00352.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00454.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00553.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00652.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00752.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00851.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00950.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01049.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01150.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01250.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01350 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01450.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01551.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01651.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01751.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01850.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01950 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02050.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02150.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02249.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02348.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02447.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02563.2 % of GDPSpending · 1,99561 % of GDPSpending · 1,99658.8 % of GDPSpending · 1,99756.5 % of GDPSpending · 1,99856.1 % of GDPSpending · 1,99953.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00052.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00153.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00254 % of GDPSpending · 2,00352.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00452.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00551.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,00649.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,00750.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,00852.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00950.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01050.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,01151.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01252.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01351.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01450.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01550.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01650.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,01750.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01849.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01953.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02050.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,02149.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,02250.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,02350 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
| Period | Revenue (% of GDP) | Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,995 | 56.2 | 63.2 |
| 1,996 | 57.9 | 61 |
| 1,997 | 57.2 | 58.8 |
| 1,998 | 57.3 | 56.5 |
| 1,999 | 56.7 | 56.1 |
| 2,000 | 56.2 | 53.1 |
| 2,001 | 53.9 | 52.6 |
| 2,002 | 52.2 | 53.7 |
| 2,003 | 52.7 | 54 |
| 2,004 | 52.8 | 52.7 |
| 2,005 | 54.2 | 52.3 |
| 2,006 | 53.4 | 51.2 |
| 2,007 | 52.9 | 49.5 |
| 2,008 | 52.3 | 50.5 |
| 2,009 | 51.9 | 52.8 |
| 2,010 | 50.7 | 50.9 |
| 2,011 | 49.8 | 50.2 |
| 2,012 | 50.2 | 51.4 |
| 2,013 | 50.8 | 52.5 |
| 2,014 | 50 | 51.9 |
| 2,015 | 50.1 | 50.5 |
| 2,016 | 51.4 | 50.6 |
| 2,017 | 51.6 | 50.3 |
| 2,018 | 51.5 | 50.9 |
| 2,019 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
| 2,020 | 50 | 53.3 |
| 2,021 | 50.2 | 50.4 |
| 2,022 | 50.4 | 49.4 |
| 2,023 | 49.2 | 50.2 |
| 2,024 | 48.5 | 50 |
| 2,025 | 47.8 |
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