SE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Sweden, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
50.4%
Sweden, 2021
▼ 5.1% vs 2020 (53.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.1% compared to 2020, reaching 50.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
Sweden ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.2% (from 50.5% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
98.4%
EU-27: 51.2%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp