SE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Sweden, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.8%
Sweden, 2020
▲ 1.3% vs 2019 (7.7%)
Analysis

In 2020, Sweden's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.3% compared to 2019, reaching 7.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.9%.

Sweden ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.3% (from 7.2% in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
159.2%
EU-27: 4.9%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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