Sweden vs United Kingdom: Social contributions

Sweden
194.22 billion current LCU
in 2024
United Kingdom
174.12 billion current LCU
in 2024
Sweden rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
34th

Social contributions over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B250.0B197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 194.22 billion current LCU against 174.12 billion current LCU in United Kingdom, a difference of 20.10 billion current LCU.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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

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.