Norway vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14,652 National currency against 12,335 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 2,317 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 7th 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 | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,652 National currency | 3,357 National currency | 704.2 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4,317 National currency | 7,328 National currency | 3,011 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8,087 National currency | 10,279 National currency | 2,192 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12,603 National currency | 12,880 National currency | 276.83 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 14,652 National currency against 12,335 National currency in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Norway and Sweden?
- 2,317 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 — taxes on?
- Norway ranks 7th 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