Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden
Sweden: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 1.63 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden is 1.63 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden peaked at 1.94 Percentage of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.63 Percentage of GDP, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.77 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.91 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.68 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.68 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | 1.77 Percentage of GDP | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.72 Percentage of GDP | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Estonia 1.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Iceland 1.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Lithuania 1.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 0.7671 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Latvia 1.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Norway 1.34 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Finland 1.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Slovenia 1.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Poland 0.9237 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Denmark 1.24 Percentage of GDP compare
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Sweden was 1.63 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.