Ecuador vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Sweden
15.3%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
49th
Sweden rank
51st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Ecuador
- Sweden
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 51st of 170 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 13.0% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 14.6% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 15.4% | 5.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Ecuador or Sweden?
- Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Ecuador and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ecuador ranks 49th 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.