Estonia vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Estonia
14.5%
in 2023
Sweden
14.3%
in 2024
Estonia rank
41st
Sweden rank
42nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 14.5% against 14.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 42nd of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 3.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.8% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 14.5% against 14.3% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Estonia ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 42nd of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.