Other expense in Sweden
Sweden: Other expense was 13.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, other expense in Sweden stood at 13.8%.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Sweden peaked at 14.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
That places Sweden 29th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other expense in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +159.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +51.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -42.5% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +1542.6% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +13.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 13.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 13.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense 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 | +1542.6% | 0.8% | 13.6% |
| 1992 | +159.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 1993 | +51.8% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| 1994 | -42.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 0.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Sweden?
- Other expense in Sweden was 13.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for other expense?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.