Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden

Sweden: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 15,188 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
15,188
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
15,444
in 2021
All-time low
6,579
in 1998
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden, 1993–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1993200820241993: 7.6k1994: 7.9k1995: 7.3k1996: 7.6k1997: 7.3k1998: 6.6k1999: 6.9k2000: 7.1k2001: 7.3k2002: 8.0k2003: 8.5k2004: 8.8k2005: 8.9k2006: 9.7k2007: 10.1k2008: 10.3k2009: 9.6k2010: 11.0k2011: 12.1k2012: 13.0k2013: 13.6k2014: 13.5k2015: 13.6k2016: 14.1k2017: 14.4k2018: 14.5k2019: 14.5k2020: 14.6k2021: 15.4k2022: 15.2k2023: 14.7k2024: 15.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden is 15,188, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden peaked at 15,444 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,579, in 1998.

That places Sweden 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,304 6,579 7,884 7
2000s 8,822 7,078 10,299 10
2010s 13,436 11,016 14,472 10
2020s 15,043 14,641 15,444 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 4 Italy 33,261 compare
  2. 5 Poland 31,728 compare
  3. 6 Spain 22,743 compare
  4. 8 Austria 14,253 compare
  5. 9 Netherlands 13,496 compare
  6. 10 Switzerland 13,154 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places β†’

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Sweden was 15,188 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 15,444 in 2021.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6,579 in 1998.
How does Sweden rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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