Germany vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 700,204 National currency against 402,315 National currency in Germany, a difference of 297,889 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 31 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,917 National currency | 248,912 National currency | 55,995 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 237,427 National currency | 344,107 National currency | 106,680 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 322,886 National currency | 495,794 National currency | 172,908 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 385,407 National currency | 651,556 National currency | 266,149 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 700,204 National currency against 402,315 National currency in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Germany and Sweden?
- 297,889 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Germany ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 31 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. 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