SE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Sweden, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.2%
Sweden, 2018
▲ 1.4% vs 2017 (7.1%)
Analysis

In 2018, Sweden's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.4% compared to 2017, reaching 7.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 6.9%.

Sweden ranks 7th 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 1.4% (from 7.1% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
104.3%
EU-27: 6.9%
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