Netherlands vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 856,638 National currency against 110,062 National currency in Netherlands, a difference of 746,576 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 7.8 times Netherlands's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 5 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,708 National currency | 335,700 National currency | 312,992 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 33,767 National currency | 467,762 National currency | 433,996 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 55,129 National currency | 617,424 National currency | 562,295 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 85,438 National currency | 802,633 National currency | 717,196 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 856,638 National currency against 110,062 National currency in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 746,576 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 5 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 individual or household income excluding holding gains. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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