Canada vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 232,627 National currency against 146,470 National currency in Canada, a difference of 86,157 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,166 National currency | 53,360 National currency | 23,194 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 47,565 National currency | 83,029 National currency | 35,464 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 71,164 National currency | 120,465 National currency | 49,300 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 130,767 National currency | 201,439 National currency | 70,672 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, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 232,627 National currency against 146,470 National currency in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Canada and Sweden?
- 86,157 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Canada ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th 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 the income or profits of corporations 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