Australia vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 604,381 National currency against 42,267 National currency in Australia, a difference of 562,114 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 14.3 times Australia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,526 National currency | 233,766 National currency | 225,240 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 12,842 National currency | 274,775 National currency | 261,933 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22,300 National currency | 379,715 National currency | 357,415 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 34,025 National currency | 518,618 National currency | 484,594 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, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 604,381 National currency against 42,267 National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Australia and Sweden?
- 562,114 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- Australia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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 — Total wage bill and payroll 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