General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden
Sweden: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 1.52 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.52 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden peaked at 1.52 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9495, in 2004.
That places Sweden 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.09 | — |
| 1996 | 1.02 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9738 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9925 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9495 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.32 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.37 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.36 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.42 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | +7.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.9495 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden was 1.52 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 2020.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9495 in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 General public services, 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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About this data
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.