Denmark vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 43,576 National currency against 27,222 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 16,354 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,259 National currency | 22,909 National currency | 11,650 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 17,625 National currency | 24,078 National currency | 6,453 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 27,266 National currency | 31,168 National currency | 3,902 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 30,753 National currency | 39,029 National currency | 8,277 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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 43,576 National currency against 27,222 National currency in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Denmark and Sweden?
- 16,354 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 27 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 land, buildings or other structures. 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