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Sweden - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 32.51

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

32.51 (2022)

Global rank

##40 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1972

1.41×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#12#402021 overtook Maldives2022 overtook Samoa
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Sweden climbed from #12 to #40 (overtook Maldives). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Maldives in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Samoa in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19721982199220022012202222.9830.0837.1844.28

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