Lithuania vs Sweden: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3571 against 0.3096 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0475.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1569 | 0.5407 | 0.3838 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1975 | 0.4826 | 0.285 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2284 | 0.3926 | 0.1642 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3096 | 0.3571 | 0.0475 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.3571 against 0.3096 in Lithuania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.0475, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Lithuania ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 34th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, 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.