Congo vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Congo
14.7%
in 2023
Sweden
15.3%
in 2022
Congo rank
53rd
Sweden rank
51st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Congo
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.3% against 14.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Congo ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 51st of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 12.9% | 4.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 14.8% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 1.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Congo or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.3% against 14.7% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Congo and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Congo ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 51st of 170 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.