Italy vs Sweden: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 305.88 billion against 224.72 billion in Sweden, a difference of 81.15 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142.78 billion | 100.83 billion | 41.95 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | 180.18 billion | 107.43 billion | 72.76 billion | Italy |
| 2010s | 221.79 billion | 140.21 billion | 81.58 billion | Italy |
| 2020s | 265.06 billion | 204.93 billion | 60.13 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 305.88 billion against 224.72 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Italy and Sweden?
- 81.15 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for social contributions, transactions?
- Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.