Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden
Sweden: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 28.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden is 28.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden peaked at 28.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1950.
That places Sweden 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.5% | — |
| 1951 | 15.2% | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 19.7% | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 26.9% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.7% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Sweden was 28.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.