Austria vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Austria
68.1%
in 2024
Sweden
66.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
6th
Sweden rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 68.1% against 66.8% in Sweden, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 114 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 68.8% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 69.2% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 67.4% | 0.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 68.1% against 66.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Austria and Sweden?
- 1.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.