Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden
Sweden: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses was 23.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden is 23.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden peaked at 23.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.1% | — |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 23.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.9%, 77% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 23.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.5% | 13.9% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.9% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.4% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Sweden was 23.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses?
- Sweden ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Inability to face unexpected financial expenses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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