Sweden vs World: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 71.5% against 44.9% in World, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 10th and World ranks 14th of 152 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 40.3% | 28.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 41.4% | 31.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 44.5% | 28.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 71.5% against 44.9% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Sweden and World?
- 26.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Sweden ranks 10th and World ranks 14th 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.