Social contributions, Transactions in Sweden
Sweden: Social contributions, Transactions was 224.72 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Social contributions, Transactions in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, social contributions, transactions in Sweden stood at 224.72 billion.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, transactions in Sweden peaked at 235.60 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.85 billion, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Social contributions, Transactions in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.83 billion | — |
| 2000 | 122.01 billion | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 115.48 billion | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 101.32 billion | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 104.45 billion | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 107.03 billion | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 101.56 billion | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 96.85 billion | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 104.51 billion | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 110.54 billion | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 110.53 billion | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 112.70 billion | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 122.55 billion | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 125.20 billion | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 128.84 billion | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 132.88 billion | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 140.02 billion | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 146.61 billion | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 154.16 billion | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 165.92 billion | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 173.27 billion | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 173.21 billion | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 187.23 billion | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 193.83 billion | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 214.99 billion | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 235.60 billion | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 224.72 billion | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.83 billion | 100.83 billion | 100.83 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 107.43 billion | 96.85 billion | 122.01 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.21 billion | 112.70 billion | 173.27 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.93 billion | 173.21 billion | 235.60 billion | 6 |
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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 social contributions, transactions in Sweden?
- Social contributions, transactions in Sweden was 224.72 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 235.60 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest social contributions, transactions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.85 billion in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for social contributions, transactions?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social contributions, transactions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 Social contributions, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.