Iceland vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12,335 National currency against 11,709 National currency in Iceland, a difference of 626 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th 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 | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,919 National currency | 4,224 National currency | 1,305 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5,808 National currency | 7,328 National currency | 1,520 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5,847 National currency | 10,279 National currency | 4,432 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9,362 National currency | 12,989 National currency | 3,626 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, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12,335 National currency against 11,709 National currency in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Iceland and Sweden?
- 626 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Iceland ranks 10th 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