In 2021, social protection was the type of expenditure which cost the Swedish government the most. In total, the government spent around 376 billion Swedish kronor on social protection. The sector that received the second highest sum from the Swedish government in 2021 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 2020, the Swedish government spent approximate;y 12 billion Swedish kronor on social welfare.
 
Government income
The government’s largest source of income in 2020 was direct tax on labor, which amounted to over 670 billion Swedish kronor. In total, the government income was 998.5 billion kronor, meaning that it had a negative balance of 220 billion kronor in 2020.
Public expenditure in Sweden in 2021, by function
(in million SEK)
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The Swedish National Financial Management Authority. (June 9, 2022). Public expenditure in Sweden in 2021, by function (in million SEK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530145/swedenpublic-expenditure-by-function/
The Swedish National Financial Management Authority. "Public expenditure in Sweden in 2021, by function (in million SEK)." Chart. June 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530145/swedenpublic-expenditure-by-function/
The Swedish National Financial Management Authority. (2022). Public expenditure in Sweden in 2021, by function (in million SEK). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530145/swedenpublic-expenditure-by-function/
The Swedish National Financial Management Authority. "Public Expenditure in Sweden in 2021, by Function (in Million Sek)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530145/swedenpublic-expenditure-by-function/
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