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Sweden - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 19.18

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

19.18 (2024)

Global rank

##7 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.7%

Growth since 2017

0.92×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#4#72022 overtook Spain2024 overtook Luxembourg
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #4 to #7 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202418.8919.5220.1520.78
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