Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sweden

Sweden: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 25.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2019
All-time low
23.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sweden, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 23.62001: 24.22002: 24.12003: 24.72004: 252005: 24.92006: 252007: 25.62008: 25.52009: 24.92010: 24.72011: 24.72012: 25.12013: 25.12014: 25.42015: 25.62016: 25.82017: 26.22018: 26.12019: 26.22020: 25.32021: 25.12022: 25.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sweden is 25.3%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sweden peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sweden, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 23.6%
2001 24.2% +2.6%
2002 24.1% -0.3%
2003 24.7% +2.4%
2004 25.0% +1.1%
2005 24.9% -0.5%
2006 25.0% +0.7%
2007 25.6% +2.1%
2008 25.5% -0.3%
2009 24.9% -2.1%
2010 24.7% -0.8%
2011 24.7% +0.0%
2012 25.1% +1.4%
2013 25.1% +0.0%
2014 25.4% +1.3%
2015 25.6% +0.6%
2016 25.8% +1.2%
2017 26.2% +1.4%
2018 26.1% -0.5%
2019 26.2% +0.6%
2020 25.3% -3.3%
2021 25.1% -0.7%
2022 25.3% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.8% 23.6% 25.6% 10
2010s 25.5% 24.7% 26.2% 10
2020s 25.3% 25.1% 25.3% 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 98 United Arab Emirates 25.6% compare
  2. 99 Liberia 25.5% compare
  3. 100 Philippines 25.4% compare
  4. 102 Slovenia 25.0% compare
  5. 103 Algeria 24.9% compare
  6. 104 Maldives 24.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sweden?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sweden was 25.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Sweden ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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