Australia vs Sweden: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.52 against 1.39 in Australia, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 60 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.06 | 0.1019 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.06 | 0.5312 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.37 | 0.0612 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.52 | 0.1294 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general public services, ratio of this level of government's, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.52 against 1.39 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in general public services, ratio of this level of government's between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.13, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.