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, 2018
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 2018's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $283.41B · 51.5% of GDP
- Spending
- $280.13B · 50.9% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- $3.27B · 0.6% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$112.2B
Education$42.09B
Health$39.84B
General public services$31.01B
Economic affairs$26.5B
Recreation, culture and religion$7.72B
Public order and safety$7.19B
Defence$6.64B
Housing and community amenities$4.13B
Environmental protection$2.81B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$123.89B
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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