In 2022, social protection was the type of expenditure which cost the Swedish government the most. In total, the government spent around 380 billion Swedish kronor on social protection. The sector that received the second highest sum from the Swedish government in 2022 was public administration, followed by enterprise and economic development. That year, Sweden's central government expenditure amounted to more than 1.1 trillion Swedish kronor.
Social protection in Sweden
Social protection includes elderly care, healthcare, functional limitation care and childcare, social security, and other important services for society. In 2021, the Swedish government spent approximately 11.7 billion Swedish kronor on social welfare.
 
Government income
The government’s largest source of income in 2021 was direct tax on labor, which amounted to 690 billion Swedish kronor. In total, the government income was 1.9 trillion kronor, meaning that it had a positive balance of 78 billion kronor in 2021.
Public expenditure in Sweden in 2022, by function
(in million SEK)
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The Swedish National Financial Management Authority. (June 9, 2023). Public expenditure in Sweden in 2022, by function (in million SEK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530145/swedenpublic-expenditure-by-function/
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