SE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Sweden, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.4%
Sweden, 2018
▼ 1.9% vs 2017 (20.8%)
Analysis

In 2018, Sweden's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.9% compared to 2017, reaching 20.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.1%.

Sweden ranks 5th 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 6.0% (from 21.7% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
106.8%
EU-27: 19.1%
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