Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden

Sweden: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7845 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7845
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
33rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7878
in 2004
All-time low
0.6683
in 2017
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7411996: 0.7331997: 0.7271998: 0.7321999: 0.7422000: 0.6992001: 0.7012002: 0.7272003: 0.7342004: 0.7882005: 0.732006: 0.7122007: 0.7012008: 0.7162009: 0.7142010: 0.7142011: 0.7152012: 0.7112013: 0.72014: 0.6932015: 0.6822016: 0.6772017: 0.6682018: 0.6772019: 0.6882020: 0.784

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden is 0.7845, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden peaked at 0.7878 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6683, in 2017.

Sweden ranks 33rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Sweden, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7411
1996 0.7331 -1.1%
1997 0.7269 -0.9%
1998 0.7317 +0.7%
1999 0.742 +1.4%
2000 0.6991 -5.8%
2001 0.7009 +0.3%
2002 0.727 +3.7%
2003 0.7337 +0.9%
2004 0.7878 +7.4%
2005 0.7295 -7.4%
2006 0.7119 -2.4%
2007 0.7011 -1.5%
2008 0.7164 +2.2%
2009 0.7145 -0.3%
2010 0.7141 -0.1%
2011 0.7148 +0.1%
2012 0.7107 -0.6%
2013 0.7001 -1.5%
2014 0.6928 -1.0%
2015 0.6824 -1.5%
2016 0.6767 -0.8%
2017 0.6683 -1.2%
2018 0.6767 +1.2%
2019 0.6881 +1.7%
2020 0.7845 +14.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.7845 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.7845 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.735 0.7269 0.742 5
2000s 0.7222 0.6991 0.7878 10
2010s 0.6925 0.6683 0.7148 10
2020s 0.7845 0.7845 0.7845 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 30 Mongolia 0.8087 compare
  2. 31 Japan 0.8053 compare
  3. 32 Iceland 0.8045 compare
  4. 34 Austria 0.7841 compare
  5. 35 Georgia 0.7763 compare
  6. 36 Denmark 0.7749 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden was 0.7845 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.7878 in 2004.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6683 in 2017.
How does Sweden rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Sweden ranks 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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