Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden
Sweden: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.7742 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden stood at 0.7742.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden peaked at 0.8596 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6253, in 2017.
That places Sweden 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8596 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8374 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8199 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7747 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7651 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7247 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6905 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7208 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6932 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7087 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6939 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6926 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6535 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6603 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6564 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6687 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6737 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6675 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6744 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6662 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6519 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6408 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6253 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6529 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6487 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7742 | +19.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.7742 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.7742 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8113 | 0.7651 | 0.8596 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6894 | 0.6535 | 0.7247 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.657 | 0.6253 | 0.6744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7742 | 0.7742 | 0.7742 | 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 subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Sweden was 0.7742 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8596 in 1995.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6253 in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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.