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  • Significantly improved results for the local government sector in 2025

    The annual net income for the local government sector – municipalities and regions combined – amounted to SEK 40.3 billion in 2025, which means an increase of SEK 34.2 billion. The improved result is mainly due to increased tax revenues. The annual net income for municipalities amounted to SEK 32.0 billion and for regions to SEK 8.3 billion in 2025. The regions are thereby reporting a profit this year, after two years with deficits.

  • Decrease in net income for municipalities and continued deficit for regions in 2024

    The annual net income for the local government sector – municipalities and regions combined – amounted to SEK 6.1 billion in 2024, which means a decrease of SEK 8.2 billion compared with 2023. The decrease in net income is mainly due to increased operational expenditures. The annual net income for municipalities decreased by SEK 10.3 billion to SEK 15.7 billion, while the net income for regions increased by SEK 2.1 billion to SEK -9.7 billion in 2024.

  • Diminished surplus for municipalities and net loss for regions in 2023

    The net income of the local government sector (municipalities and regions combined) was SEK 14.3 billion in 2023, a decrease of SEK 29 billion, or 67 percent, compared to 2022. This deterioration was mainly due to increased operational expenditures. Net income for municipalities decreased by SEK 7.9 billion in 2023, compared to 2022, while net income for regions decreased by SEK 21.1 billion.

  • Lower result for municipalities and regions in 2022

    The net income of the local government sector – municipalities and regions combined – was SEK 43.3 billion in 2022, a decrease of SEK 24.2 billion from the previous year. This is mainly due to a SEK 13.0 billion decrease in financial revenues and a SEK 21.3 billion increase in financial expenditures. The net income of municipalities decreased by SEK 11.7 billion, while the regions saw a decrease of SEK 12.5 billion compared to 2021.

  • Sustained strong result for municipalities and regions in 2021

    The local government sector (municipalities and regions combined) reported an operational result of SEK 52.1 billion for 2021 – an increase of SEK 0.7 billion from the previous year. The operational result of municipalities increased by SEK 8.4 billion, while regions saw a decrease of SEK 7.7 billion from 2020.