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, 2008
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 2008's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $271.44B · 52.3% of GDP
- Spending
- $261.88B · 50.5% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- $9.56B · 1.8% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$106.91B
Education$36.7B
Health$35B
General public services$33.07B
Economic affairs$23.13B
Defence$7.51B
Recreation, culture and religion$7.31B
Public order and safety$6.66B
Housing and community amenities$3.11B
Environmental protection$2.48B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$116.26B
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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