Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP: Sweden vs Germany

Sweden: -1.3 % (2025). Germany: -2.7 % (2025).

Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in Sweden and Germany, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

SwedenGermany
Latest figure-1.3 %-2.7 %
EU rank6 / 2716 / 27
Change, 1 year+0.2 %0.0 %
Change, 5 years+1.9 %+1.7 %

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenGermanyGap
2025-1.3 %-2.7 %+1.4 %
2024-1.5 %-2.7 %+1.2 %
2023-0.9 %-2.5 %+1.6 %
20221.0 %-1.9 %+2.9 %
2021-0.2 %-3.2 %+3.0 %
2020-3.2 %-4.4 %+1.2 %
20190.4 %1.3 %-0.9 %
20180.7 %1.9 %-1.2 %
20171.3 %1.3 %0.0 %
20160.8 %1.1 %-0.3 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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