Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 37.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden stood at 37.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden peaked at 43.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 40.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Poland 38.4% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
- 18 Belgium 37.7% compare
- 19 Lithuania 37.6% compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 37.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Sweden was 37.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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