Belgium vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12,335 National currency against 5,448 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 6,887 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.3 times Belgium's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 25 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,952 National currency | 3,357 National currency | 1,404 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,952 National currency | 7,328 National currency | 4,376 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4,291 National currency | 10,279 National currency | 5,988 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5,409 National currency | 12,880 National currency | 7,470 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 — taxes on, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12,335 National currency against 5,448 National currency in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Belgium and Sweden?
- 6,887 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. 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