Sweden vs Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Sweden
15.3%
in 2022
Switzerland
15.4%
in 2022
Sweden rank
51st
Switzerland rank
50th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 15.4% against 15.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 50th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 15.6% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 15.4% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 15.4% against 15.3% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 50th 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.