Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sweden

Sweden: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1996
All-time low
0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1989
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sweden, 1970–2021

00.020.040.060.08197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sweden peaked at 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1989.

Sweden ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sweden, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1971 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1972 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1973 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1974 0.0564 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
1975 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1976 0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1977 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1978 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1979 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
1980 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1981 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1982 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1983 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1984 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
1985 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1986 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1987 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1988 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1989 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.7%
1990 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
1991 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1992 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
1993 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1994 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP +52.7%
1995 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1996 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1997 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.8%
1998 0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
1999 0.0684 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%
2000 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2001 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2002 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2003 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2004 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2005 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2006 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.8%
2007 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
2008 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2009 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2010 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2011 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2012 0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.7%
2013 0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2014 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2015 0.0711 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2016 0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2017 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2018 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2019 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2020 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2021 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +52.7% 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Kiribati 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 9 Djibouti 0.0787 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 10 Lesotho 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 12 New Zealand 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 13 Papua New Guinea 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 14 Saudi Arabia 0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sweden?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sweden was 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
How does Sweden rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.