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, 2012
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 2012's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $275.86B · 50.2% of GDP
- Spending
- $282.52B · 51.4% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- -$6.67B · -1.2% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$115.86B
Education$39.15B
Health$38.66B
General public services$34.52B
Economic affairs$25.57B
Recreation, culture and religion$7.97B
Defence$7.62B
Public order and safety$7.43B
Housing and community amenities$3.11B
Environmental protection$2.63B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$120.75B
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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