Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden is 14.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden peaked at 15.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 36th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden was 14.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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