Netherlands vs Sweden: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.73 Percentage of GDP against 2.59 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.14 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 Percentage of GDP | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | 1.03 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.43 Percentage of GDP | 2.06 Percentage of GDP | 0.371 Percentage of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.38 Percentage of GDP | 2.43 Percentage of GDP | 0.0583 Percentage of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subnational government climate finance — climate significant, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.73 Percentage of GDP against 2.59 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subnational government climate finance — climate significant between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.14 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure