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
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sweden, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ 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$), per unit of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current US$ 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$), per unit of GDP in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +52.7% | 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 8 Kiribati 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Djibouti 0.0787 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Lesotho 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 New Zealand 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -37.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), 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$)
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- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.