Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden
Sweden: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2228 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden stood at 0.2228. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden peaked at 0.5422 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2228, in 2020.
That places Sweden 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.518 | — |
| 1992 | 0.5053 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5398 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5422 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3136 | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2933 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2965 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3056 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.319 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3087 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2824 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.278 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2744 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.265 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2592 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2512 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2493 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.244 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2536 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2563 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2635 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2597 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.258 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2519 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2561 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2503 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.234 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2331 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2426 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2228 | -8.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2228 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2228 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 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 | -42.2% | 0.5422 | 0.3136 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4037 | 0.2933 | 0.5422 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2666 | 0.244 | 0.3087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2506 | 0.2331 | 0.2635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden was 0.2228 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5422 in 1994.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2228 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Sweden ranks 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Use of goods and 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.