Norway vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Profits
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Profits over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7,880 National currency against 2,172 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 5,708 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,918 National currency | 3,093 National currency | 1,175 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,542 National currency | 3,633 National currency | 1,092 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4,190 National currency | 4,743 National currency | 552.9 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6,554 National currency | 2,329 National currency | 4,226 National currency | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — profits, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 7,880 National currency against 2,172 National currency in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — profits between Norway and Sweden?
- 5,708 National currency, with Norway 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 — profits?
- Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Profits of fiscal monopolies. 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