Norway vs Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 579,440 National currency against 401,000 National currency in Norway, a difference of 178,440 National currency.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,176 National currency | 171,343 National currency | 68,167 National currency | Sweden |
| 2000s | 153,853 National currency | 246,610 National currency | 92,757 National currency | Sweden |
| 2010s | 252,620 National currency | 378,805 National currency | 126,185 National currency | Sweden |
| 2020s | 364,550 National currency | 533,400 National currency | 168,850 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 — value, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 579,440 National currency against 401,000 National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between Norway and Sweden?
- 178,440 National currency, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value?
- Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type 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