Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 10.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden peaked at 10.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.2% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 11 Lithuania 11.0% compare
- 11 Lithuania 11.0% compare
- 13 France 10.9% compare
- 15 Netherlands 10.6% compare
- 15 Netherlands 10.6% 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 persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden was 10.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. 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 Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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