Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden
Sweden: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2397 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2397 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden peaked at 0.2458 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1478, in 1991.
Sweden ranks 70th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1478 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1487 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.157 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.171 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2401 | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2395 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2392 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2348 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2344 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2446 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2416 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2429 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2458 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2426 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2392 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2384 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2343 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2345 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2342 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2371 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2398 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.241 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2426 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2405 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.237 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2337 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2319 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2298 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2323 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2397 | +3.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2397 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2397 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +40.4% | 0.171 | 0.2401 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2014 | 0.1478 | 0.2401 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2398 | 0.2342 | 0.2458 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2366 | 0.2298 | 0.2426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2397 | 0.2397 | 0.2397 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 67 Kazakhstan 0.2935 compare
- 68 Australia 0.2912 compare
- 69 Denmark 0.2682 compare
- 71 Finland 0.2269 compare
- 72 United Arab Emirates 0.2083 compare
- 73 United States of America 0.1978 compare
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden was 0.2397 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2458 in 2003.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1478 in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.