Australia vs Sweden: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 71.5% against 69.4% in Australia, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 7.1% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 67.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.5% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 72.5% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 73.4% | 2.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 71.5% against 69.4% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Australia and Sweden?
- 2.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.