Preliminary results from municipalities and regions for 2022
Lower result for municipalities and regions in 2022
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-03-01 8.00
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.
Tax revenues, combined with general grants from the central government and economic equalisation, increased by SEK 53.1 billion from 2021. This contributed to a sustained strong operational result, despite sharply increased net expenditure.
Net operational expenditure amounted to SEK -1,003.4 billion for 2022 – an increase of SEK 44.5 billion, or 5 percent, from 2021.
The operational result amounted to SEK 60.8 billion, which is an increase of SEK 8.6 billion from the previous year. The operational result of municipalities decreased by SEK 1.5 billion, while the regions saw an increase of SEK 10.1 billion compared to 2021.
Municipalities
The operational result of municipalities amounted to SEK 36.9 billion for 2022 – a decrease of SEK 1.5 billion from 2021. Net operational expenditure increased by SEK 34.3 billion, which was not fully offset by an increase in tax revenues and general grants from the central government and economic equalisation, which together increased by SEK 32.9 billion in 2022. Tax revenues increased by SEK 31.4 billion.
The net income decreased by SEK 11.7 billion, which is mainly attributable to a significantly lower net financial income compared to 2021. Financial revenues decreased by SEK 2.6 billion and financial expenditures increased by SEK 9.2 billion, resulting in a net effect of SEK -11.8 billion compared to the previous year.
3.8 percent of responding municipalities reported a negative operational result for 2022. This is more than the year before, when 2.8 percent of municipalities reported a negative operational result.
One municipality (Surahammar) was missing at the time of publication.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational revenues | 165.6 | 168.5 | 171.2 |
| Operational expenditures | ‑720.4 | ‑744.4 | ‑778.2 |
| Depreciation and impairment | ‑28.7 | ‑31.0 | ‑34.2 |
| Net operational expenditures | ‑583.5 | ‑606.8 | ‑641.1 |
| Tax revenues | 486.1 | 514.4 | 545.8 |
| Economic equalisation and general grants from central government | 127.3 | 130.8 | 132.3 |
| Net operational income (surplus) | 29.9 | 38.4 | 36.9 |
| Financial revenues | 12.5 | 16.0 | 13.4 |
| Financial expenditures | ‑7.2 | ‑7.0 | ‑16.2 |
| Income statement before extraordinary items | 35.1 | 47.4 | 34.1 |
| Extraordinary items | 0.1 | ‑1.7 | 0.0 |
| Net income (surplus) | 35.2 | 45.7 | 34.0 |
In the table, the Region of Gotland is included to 65 percent.
Regions
The operational result of regions amounted to SEK 23.9 billion for 2022, which is SEK 10.1 billion higher than 2021. The increase is attributable to an increase in tax revenues. Tax revenues amounted to SEK 307.9 billion in 2022, which was an increase of SEK 18.2 billion, or 6 percent, from the previous year. General grants from the central government and economic equalisation amounted to SEK 78.3 billion in 2022.
Operational revenues decreased by 7 percent, from SEK 100.7 billion in 2021 to SEK 93.3 billion in 2022. Operational expenditures increased marginally by SEK 3.7 billion. This results in an overall increase of net operational expenditures, from SEK 352.2 billion in 2021 to SEK 362.3 billion in 2022.
Despite a higher operational result, the regions reported a significantly lower result after financial items. The net income amounted to SEK 9.3 billion, which was a decrease of SEK 12.5 billion from 2021. Financial revenues decreased by SEK 10.4 billion while financial expenditures increased by SEK 12.1 billion, resulting in a net effect of SEK -22.5 billion compared to the previous year.
All regions reported a positive operational result for 2022. The net income was negative for 7 out of 21 regions.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational revenues | 89.3 | 100.7 | 93.3 |
| Operational expenditures | ‑404.4 | ‑437.4 | ‑441.1 |
| Depreciation and impairment | ‑13.2 | ‑15.5 | ‑14.5 |
| Net operational expenditures | ‑328.3 | ‑352.2 | ‑362.3 |
| Tax revenues | 273.7 | 289.7 | 307.9 |
| Economic equalisation and general grants from central government | 76.1 | 76.2 | 78.3 |
| Net operational income (surplus) | 21.5 | 13.8 | 23.9 |
| Financial revenues | 5.1 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| Financial expenditures | ‑7.3 | ‑5.4 | ‑17.5 |
| Income statement before extraordinary items | 19.2 | 21.8 | 9.3 |
| Extraordinary items | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Net income (surplus) | 19.2 | 21.8 | 9.3 |
In the table, the Region of Gotland is included to 35 percent.
Definitions and explanations
Region Gotland are responsible for municipal tasks and region tasks. This means that it is very difficult to compare data for the income statement and balance sheet for Region Gotland with other municipalities and regions in Sweden. Statistics Sweden has, in an attempt to comparability, estimated that 65 percent of their total activity concerns municipal activities, while 35 percent concerns region activities. Statistic Sweden will however point out that this is an estimation and that comparisons with other municipalities and regions should be made with caution.
The present figures are preliminary and can be revised.
Extraordinary items refer to income and expenditures that do not originate from regular activities. Income before extraordinary items is not always comparable, since what is considered as extraordinary can differ.
The figures are in current prices.
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