SE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Sweden, 2019

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.7%
Sweden, 2019
▼ 3.4% vs 2018 (20.4%)
Analysis

In 2019, Sweden's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.4% compared to 2018, reaching 19.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.2%.

Sweden ranks 6th 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 7.5% (from 21.3% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
102.6%
EU-27: 19.2%
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