Bulgaria vs Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health
Bulgaria
14.2%
in 2023
Sweden
14.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 129 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 12.7% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.6% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, health, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, health between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.