Italy vs Sweden: Social contributions

Italy

278.44 billion current LCU

in 2024

Sweden

194.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Italy rank

29th

Sweden rank

32nd

Social contributions over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Italy currently reports 278.44 billion current LCU against 194.22 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 84.22 billion current LCU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 112 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Social contributions (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 3,266 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.