Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden stood at 14.6%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden peaked at 14.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 33rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Sweden was 14.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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