Subsidies and other transfers in Sweden
Sweden: Subsidies and other transfers was 71.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Sweden, 1983–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Sweden is 71.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Sweden peaked at 75.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1989.
That places Sweden 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7.9% | — |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 73.1% | +1096.3% |
| 1991 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 74.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 59.5% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 63.0% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 71.4% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 71.5% | 74.3% | 3 |
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 subsidies and other transfers in Sweden?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Sweden was 71.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1989.
- How does Sweden rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.