Iceland vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.72 million National currency against 1.69 million National currency in Iceland, a difference of 1.03 million National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Iceland 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 | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218,292 National currency | 1.07 million National currency | 856,578 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 397,644 National currency | 1.33 million National currency | 934,849 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 839,724 National currency | 1.82 million National currency | 978,280 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.37 million National currency | 2.46 million National currency | 1.09 million 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 — total tax, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.72 million National currency against 1.69 million National currency in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Iceland and Sweden?
- 1.03 million National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
- Iceland 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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