Ireland vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 29,552 National currency against 1,708 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 27,844 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 17.3 times Ireland's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.65 National currency | 6,749 National currency | 6,543 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,538 National currency | 8,892 National currency | 7,354 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 646.24 National currency | 7,696 National currency | 7,049 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,523 National currency | 13,776 National currency | 12,253 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, Ireland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 29,552 National currency against 1,708 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Ireland and Sweden?
- 27,844 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 20 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 holding gains. 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