Belgium vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Belgium
37.7%
in 2023
Sweden
37.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
18th
Sweden rank
17th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 37.8% against 37.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 127 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 42.2% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 41.0% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 37.8% against 37.7% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.