Sweden vs Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Sweden
15.3%
in 2022
Zambia
14.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
51st
Zambia rank
54th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Sweden
- Zambia
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.3% against 14.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 54th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 7.7% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 17.3% | 2.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 3.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Sweden or Zambia?
- Sweden, at 15.3% against 14.5% in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Sweden and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 54th 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.