Sweden vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Sweden
700,204 National currency
in 2025
United States
1.10 million National currency
in 2024
Sweden rank
9th
United States rank
7th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.10 million National currency against 700,204 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 399,476 National currency.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th of 31 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 248,912 National currency 355,734 National currency 106,822 National currency United States
2000s 344,107 National currency 496,999 National currency 152,892 National currency United States
2010s 495,794 National currency 706,256 National currency 210,462 National currency United States
2020s 651,556 National currency 1.01 million National currency 356,356 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 1.10 million National currency against 700,204 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?
399,476 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 9th and United States ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on products
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,318 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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