Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden, 2000–2022
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 15.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden peaked at 15.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 51st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
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 15.3% in 2022, 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 15.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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