Sweden vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.55 million National currency against 856,638 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 1.70 million National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 3.0 times Sweden's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 23 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335,700 National currency | 837,325 National currency | 501,625 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 467,762 National currency | 1.13 million National currency | 657,577 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 617,424 National currency | 1.64 million National currency | 1.02 million National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 802,633 National currency | 2.47 million National currency | 1.67 million National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 2.55 million National currency against 856,638 National currency in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Sweden and United States?
- 1.70 million National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Sweden ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 23 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.
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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