New study estimates the net public cost of refugee immigration in Sweden
Refugee immigration per capita in Sweden has been Europe’s largest for thirty years, and almost ten times above the European average over the last ten years. In a new report released today, economist Joakim Ruist calculates how this has impacted on Swedish public finances. The estimated annual net cost corresponds to slightly more than 1 per cent of GDP.In this study from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Joakim Ruist has estimated Swedish public revenues and costs relating to individuals who arrived in the country as refugees or their relatives.