Norway vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 120,762 National currency against 100,221 National currency in Norway, a difference of 20,541 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 30 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,297 National currency | 77,556 National currency | 27,259 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 67,911 National currency | 97,493 National currency | 29,582 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 90,714 National currency | 116,986 National currency | 26,272 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 95,348 National currency | 126,263 National currency | 30,914 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 120,762 National currency against 100,221 National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Norway and Sweden?
- 20,541 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 30 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 products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes. 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