Central government budget in figures

The Government submits its budget proposals in government bills to the Riksdag. This page is updated with current figures in connection with the presentation of the Budget Bill and the Spring Fiscal Policy Bill.

Source

The following is a compilation of the Government’s calculations and proposals for the central government budget for the years 2022–2026 as presented in the 2023 Spring Fiscal Policy Bill. The amounts may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Budget balance and Central government debt

The central government budget balance shows the central government surplus/borrowing requirement and thus its impact on the central government debt.

Central government balance 2022–2026 (SEK billion)
  2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Revenue ¹ 1286 1248 1285 1331 1368
Expenditure excl. interest on the Central government debt ² 1211 1233 1292 1308 1296
Interest on the Central government debt etc. ³ 27 19 17 25 26
Net lending by National Debt Office ⁴ -111 -3 -8 -10 -6
Cash adjustment -5 0 0 0 0
Central government balance 164 -1 -17 7 52
¹ Sum of income types 1000–8000
² Refers to expenditure branches 1–25 and 27.
³ Includes expenses within expenditure branch 26, Central government interest expenses
⁴ Replacing the National Debt Office’s currency loans on behalf of the Riksbank is expected to reduce the yearly net lending by about 60 billion SEK between 2021–2023.
Sources: The Swedish National Financial Management Authority, The National Debt Office and own calculations.

Government revenue

Central government revenue mainly consists of taxes on labour, capital and consumption. Central government revenue also comes from various fees, fines, loan repayments (e.g. student loans) and grants from the European Union, etc.

Revenue in the central government budget 2022–2026 (SEK billion)
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Central government tax revenue 1326 1311 1325 1380 1423
Revenue from central government activities 72 56 47 46 49
Revenue from sale of property 1 5 5 5 5
Loan repayments 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated revenue 18 20 24 30 27
EU grants 16 35 26 17 15
Offsets associated with the tax system -148 -179 -142 -147 -151
Subsidies through credits on tax accounts 0 0 0 0 0
Revenue in the central government budget 1286 1248 1285 1331 1368
Note: All years are presented according to the structure for the central government budget for 2023 and onwards.
Sources: Swedish Tax Agency, Swedish National Financial Management Authority and own calculations.

Central government expenditure

Central government expenditure is grouped into 27 different expenditure areas (EA). Each expenditure area shows how much money different state-controlled activities receive.

Expenditure in the central government budget 2022-2026 (SEK billion)
Expenditure area 2022 (Outcome¹) 2023 (Forecast) 2024 (Calculation) 2025 (Calculation) 2026 (Calculation)
1 Governance 18 19 18 19 19
2 Economy and financial administration 17 19 21 21 22
3 Taxes, customs and enforcement 13 13 14 14 14
4 Justice 61 68 73 79 80
5 International cooperation 3 2 2 2 2
6 Defence and contingency measures 84 94 124 136 131
7 International development cooperation 46 47 50 50 50
8 Migration 12 14 12 9 9
9 Health care, medical care and social services 118 109 103 100 97
10 Financial security for those with illnesses and disabilities 114 106 113 114 115
11 Financial security for the elderly 46 56 61 63 59
12 Financial security for families and children 101 103 107 110 113
13 Gender equality and introduction of newly arrived immigrants 5 5 4 4 3
14 Labour market and working life 78 88 95 95 91
15 Financial support for students 25 27 30 34 38
16 Education and academic research 93 94 97 98 97
17 Culture, the media, religious communities and leisure activities 20 17 17 17 17
18 Planning, housing provision, construction and consumer policy 8 6 6 3 2
19 Regional development 3 4 4 4 4
20 General environmental protection and nature conservation 21 20 15 10 9
21 Energy 13 5 5 5 4
22 Transport and communications 73 81 84 94 99
23 Land- and water-based industries, rural areas and food 22 19 23 21 19
24 Industry and trade 10 13 8 7 7
25 General grants to local government 157 158 162 158 155
26 Interest on the Central government debt etc. 27 19 17 26 26
27 Contribution to the European Union 48 46 46 47 52
All expenditure areas 1238 1252 1311 1340 1334
Reduction of appropriation balances -2 -6 -12
Total expenditure 1238 1252 1309 1333 1322
Net lending by National Debt Office -111 -3 -8 -10 -6
Cash adjustment -5 0 0 0 0
Total 1123 1249 1302 1324 1316
¹Appropriations have been assigned to the expenditure areas to which they belong in the central government budget for 2023.
Source: Own calculations.

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