Austria vs Sweden: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Austria
65.7%
in 2022
Sweden
65.8%
in 2022
Austria rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.8% against 65.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 60.1% | 12.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 63.9% | 7.9% | Austria |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 64.4% | 4.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.5% | 0.6% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 65.8% against 65.7% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Austria ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release