The state budget
Central government spending 2026
The Riksdag decides the state budget one year at a time. Here is the decided amount for each expenditure area and how much has so far been reported as outcome, January to September 2026. Amounts are in millions of kronor.
- Decided expenditure
- 1,529,984
- million kronor, including amending budgets
- Estimated income
- 1,374,911
- million kronor, the state budget
- Outcome, expenditure
- 1,011,844
- million kronor, January to September 2026
Expenditure area 6
Defence and societal emergency preparedness
In Swedish: Försvar och samhällets krisberedskap
- Decided
- 196,715
- Outcome
- 111,088
Expenditure area 25
General grants to municipalities
In Swedish: Allmänna bidrag till kommuner
- Decided
- 180,723
- Outcome
- 135,620
Expenditure area 9
Health care, medical care and social services
In Swedish: Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg
- Decided
- 128,180
- Outcome
- 100,096
Expenditure area 10
Financial security in illness and disability
In Swedish: Ekonomisk trygghet vid sjukdom och funktionsnedsättning
- Decided
- 122,018
- Outcome
- 89,769
Expenditure area 22
Transport and communications
In Swedish: Kommunikationer
- Decided
- 107,521
- Outcome
- 68,054
Expenditure area 16
Education and academic research
In Swedish: Utbildning och universitetsforskning
- Decided
- 107,126
- Outcome
- 81,060
Expenditure area 12
Financial security for families and children
In Swedish: Ekonomisk trygghet för familjer och barn
- Decided
- 104,228
- Outcome
- 75,933
Expenditure area 4
The justice system
In Swedish: Rättsväsendet
- Decided
- 94,999
- Outcome
- 66,893
Expenditure area 14
Labour market and working life
In Swedish: Arbetsmarknad och arbetsliv
- Decided
- 91,086
- Outcome
- 62,211
Expenditure area 11
Financial security in old age
In Swedish: Ekonomisk trygghet vid ålderdom
- Decided
- 59,322
- Outcome
- 44,839
Expenditure area 27
Contribution to the European Union
In Swedish: Avgiften till Europeiska unionen
- Decided
- 54,200
- Outcome
- 37,778
Expenditure area 7
International development assistance
In Swedish: Internationellt bistånd
- Decided
- 45,321
- Outcome
- 35,513
Expenditure area 15
Student financial support
In Swedish: Studiestöd
- Decided
- 35,788
- Outcome
- 22,605
Expenditure area 26
Interest on central government debt
In Swedish: Statsskuldsräntor m.m.
- Decided
- 26,955
- Outcome
- 19,378
Expenditure area 20
Climate, environment and nature
In Swedish: Klimat, miljö och natur
- Decided
- 26,125
- Outcome
- 8,410
Expenditure area 23
Agriculture, rural areas and food
In Swedish: Areella näringar, landsbygd och livsmedel
- Decided
- 24,500
- Outcome
- 8,016
Expenditure area 2
Economy and financial administration
In Swedish: Samhällsekonomi och finansförvaltning
- Decided
- 22,120
- Outcome
- 15,859
Expenditure area 1
Governance
In Swedish: Rikets styrelse
- Decided
- 21,642
- Outcome
- 15,452
Expenditure area 17
Culture, media, religious communities and leisure
In Swedish: Kultur, medier, trossamfund och fritid
- Decided
- 17,395
- Outcome
- 14,255
Expenditure area 3
Taxes, customs and enforcement
In Swedish: Skatt, tull och exekution
- Decided
- 15,582
- Outcome
- 11,293
Expenditure area 8
Migration
In Swedish: Migration
- Decided
- 13,524
- Outcome
- 7,895
Expenditure area 21
Energy
In Swedish: Energi
- Decided
- 11,415
- Outcome
- 6,063
Expenditure area 24
Industry and trade
In Swedish: Näringsliv
- Decided
- 9,348
- Outcome
- 5,857
Expenditure area 13
Integration and gender equality
In Swedish: Integration och jämställdhet
- Decided
- 5,851
- Outcome
- 4,127
Expenditure area 19
Regional development
In Swedish: Regional utveckling
- Decided
- 4,874
- Outcome
- 3,149
Expenditure area 5
International cooperation
In Swedish: Internationell samverkan
- Decided
- 2,717
- Outcome
- 1,814
Expenditure area 18
Planning, housing provision, construction and consumer policy
In Swedish: Samhällsplanering, bostadsförsörjning och byggande samt konsumentpolitik
- Decided
- 1,775
- Outcome
- 1,378
Where the figures come from
- The Riksdag's decision on the 2026 central government budget (report 2025/26:FiU10) (the decision the figures are checked against)
- Statskontoret: monthly outcome for the central government budget, September 2026 (read automatically on 30 Oct 2026)
Both the decided amounts and the outcome are read automatically from the same Statskontoret table file every day: the file reports side by side what the Riksdag decided for each expenditure area, including amending budgets, and what has been paid out so far. The outcome covers up to the most recently published month and is not the full year. If the file does not answer, the last figures read stay in place. The Riksdag's own decision is read every week and compared with the published amounts; if they differ it is flagged for review rather than rewritten automatically.