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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Sweden & United Kingdom

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  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Other expense > % of expense: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Other expense > Current LCU: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT Sweden United Kingdom HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 10.57%
Ranked 77th.
13.96%
Ranked 65th. 32% more than Sweden

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 108.18 billion
Ranked 29th. 25% more than United Kingdom
86.25 billion
Ranked 34th.

Expense > % of GDP 31.83%
Ranked 33th.
42.67%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Sweden

Expense > Current LCU 1.02 trillion
Ranked 19th. 66% more than United Kingdom
617.96 billion
Ranked 30th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 11.51%
Ranked 55th.
17.53%
Ranked 27th. 52% more than Sweden

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 117.73 billion
Ranked 20th. 9% more than United Kingdom
108.34 billion
Ranked 22nd.

Interest payments > % of expense 4.22%
Ranked 49th.
5.26%
Ranked 43th. 25% more than Sweden

Interest payments > % of revenue 3.88%
Ranked 51st.
5.81%
Ranked 40th. 50% more than Sweden

Interest payments > Current LCU 43.2 billion
Ranked 26th. 33% more than United Kingdom
32.51 billion
Ranked 29th.

Other expense > % of expense 6.94%
Ranked 35th.
12.95%
Ranked 13th. 87% more than Sweden

Other expense > Current LCU 70.95 billion
Ranked 21st.
80.01 billion
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Sweden

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 69.72%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than United Kingdom
51.3%
Ranked 36th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 713.23 billion
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
317.02 billion
Ranked 25th.

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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