El Salvador vs Sweden: Social contributions
El Salvador
8.8%
in 2024
Sweden
9.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
68th
Sweden rank
66th
Social contributions over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.2% against 8.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 66th of 112 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.1% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, El Salvador or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.2% against 8.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in social contributions between El Salvador and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for social contributions?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 66th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.