Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Sweden
Sweden: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.7845 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Sweden, 1995–2020
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 … total in Sweden, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.