Finland vs Sweden: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 42.22 Percentage of GDP against 41.44 Percentage of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.78 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.48 Percentage of GDP | 46.35 Percentage of GDP | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 42.37 Percentage of GDP | 46.03 Percentage of GDP | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.85 Percentage of GDP | 43.2 Percentage of GDP | 0.3501 Percentage of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 42.82 Percentage of GDP | 42.36 Percentage of GDP | 0.4571 Percentage of GDP | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 42.22 Percentage of GDP against 41.44 Percentage of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.78 Percentage of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.