Estonia vs Sweden: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Estonia
-0.1649
in 2020
Sweden
-0.1602
in 2020
Estonia rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Estonia
  • Sweden
-0.4-0.2-00.2199120052020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -0.1602 against -0.1649 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0047.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 66 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0087 -0.0584 0.0498 Estonia
2000s 0.0397 0.0457 0.006 Sweden
2010s -0.0118 0.0119 0.0237 Sweden
2020s -0.1649 -0.1602 0.0047 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Estonia or Sweden?
Sweden, at -0.1602 against -0.1649 in Estonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Estonia and Sweden?
0.0047, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Estonia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,155 data points, 1989–2020
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.