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, 2002
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 2002's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $140.25B · 52.2% of GDP
- Spending
- $144.22B · 53.7% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- -$3.97B · -1.5% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$60.13B
Education$20.04B
General public services$19.68B
Health$17.81B
Economic affairs$10.91B
Defence$5.25B
Recreation, culture and religion$3.79B
Public order and safety$3.52B
Housing and community amenities$1.86B
Environmental protection$1.22B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$60.93B
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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