Italy vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Italy
7,860 National currency
in 2025
Sweden
29,552 National currency
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
010.0k20.0k30.0k199520102025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 29,552 National currency against 7,860 National currency in Italy, a difference of 21,692 National currency.

That makes Sweden's figure about 3.8 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 5th 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 Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1,250 National currency 6,749 National currency 5,499 National currency Sweden
2000s 3,918 National currency 8,892 National currency 4,973 National currency Sweden
2010s 2,425 National currency 7,696 National currency 5,271 National currency Sweden
2020s 4,396 National currency 16,405 National currency 12,010 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, Italy or Sweden?
Sweden, at 29,552 National currency against 7,860 National currency in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Italy and Sweden?
21,692 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Italy ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on holding gains
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 634 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

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