Figure13-1Government Spending and Tax Revenue for Some High-Income Countries in 2007 We focus on 2007 because it was a “normal” year, not a year of deep economic slump. Government spending and tax revenue are represented as a percentage of GDP. Sweden has a particularly large government sector, representing more than half of its GDP. The Canadian government sector, while smaller than those of most European countries, is larger than those of Japan or the U.S., mainly owing to more public spending on health and education.
Source: OECD.