Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 66.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 66.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden peaked at 70.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 7th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.1% | — |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.1% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 68.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.8% | 68.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 66.8% 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 70.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 114 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 down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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