| Shaded cells indicate IMF staff estimates |
| Country | Subject Descriptor | Units | Scale | Country/Series-specific Notes | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Denmark | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 54.797 | 53.079 | 51.250 | 50.788 |
| Finland | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 50.003 | 50.139 | 48.992 | 47.213 |
| France | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 53.261 | 53.570 | 52.976 | 52.609 |
| Germany | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 47.420 | 47.215 | 45.559 | 43.625 |
| Greece | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 45.520 | 43.952 | 45.160 | 46.642 |
| Italy | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 47.739 | 48.151 | 48.707 | 47.858 |
| Netherlands | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 46.128 | 44.769 | 45.555 | 44.891 |
| Spain | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 38.868 | 38.447 | 38.393 | 39.182 |
| Sweden | General government total expenditure | Percent of GDP | |  | 52.149 | 51.850 | 50.770 | 48.968 |