Japan vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Japan
68.3%
in 2023
Sweden
66.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Sweden rank
7th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.3% against 66.8% in Sweden, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 5th 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 | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 69.1% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.6% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 68.3% against 66.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Japan and Sweden?
- 1.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Japan ranks 5th 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.