Norway vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.14 million National currency against 1.08 million National currency in Norway, a difference of 56,010 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 31 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,429 National currency | 410,755 National currency | 227,326 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 409,494 National currency | 576,546 National currency | 167,052 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 566,928 National currency | 763,468 National currency | 196,539 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.05 million National currency | 1.05 million National currency | 2,594 National currency | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.14 million National currency against 1.08 million National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Norway and Sweden?
- 56,010 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
- Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org